To ask the Minister for Regional Development if advice has been issued to Roads Service or NI Water to complement advice circulated to the Planning Service regarding the cumulative effects of development (PC 0307).

I have been advised by Northern Ireland Water (NIW) and my Department’s Roads Service that they have not received advice to complement the Department of the Environment’s internal Planning Service guidance note, PC 0307.

A Transport Assessment will normally be required to identify the cumulative effects of development. Advice for Roads Service staff is provided in the joint Department for Regional Development and Department of the Environment document ‘Transport Assessment Guidelines for Development Proposals in Northern Ireland’.

NIW and Roads Service are acutely aware of the impact that cumulative development can have on existing infrastructure, and they work closely with Planning Service on such matters, in accordance with current procedures, and legislative and regulatory requirements.