Mr. Peter Walsh:

On national roads, full stop. We systematically remind the planning authority of its obligation to follow Government guidance on the preservation of capacity and safety on national roads. In following that guidance, the local authority may see that the introduction of a new junction or new access point might be detrimental to the safety of the road. In areas where traffic volumes are high and we perceive there to be a very real threat, we will appeal a planning approval in that circumstance but that is not universal. We observe the guidelines around sensitivity to low-trafficked areas. At times, it is represented to us that the planning authority makes reference to TII's objection - hides behind is the wrong term - but in fact it is the application of a national policy. I hope that illustrates things. There were a few other generic queries that struck me at the time but I cannot remember what they were.