Consultation outcome

Street manager and permit scheme changes

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 May 2021
• Last updated: 13 May 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to street and road works further reforms

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Detail of outcome

After reviewing the responses we have agreed that we will:

• use performance to calculate the number of sample inspections of reinstatements carried out each year, so that poor performers are inspected more frequently
• amend the way an inspection unit is calculated
• consolidate the fee that needs to be paid for reinspections of reinstatements that have failed a previous inspection
• require up to date information on traffic management and lane closures to be sent to Street Manager and then published
• include notifications about Section 58 and Section 58A/Schedule 3A road restrictions in Street Manager which will require:
  • work start and stop notices to be sent within 2 hours at weekends.
  • highway authorities to submit start and stop notices for their works, so that up-to-date information is available via Street Manager

The consultation had 118 responses that were received from, among others, highway authorities, utility companies, representative groups and technology companies.

The outcome was published on 13 May 2022.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposals for further reforms to legislation covering utility street and highway authority road works including changes to permit schemes and to the data that needs to be provided to Street Manager.

This consultation ran from
28 May 2020 to 11:59pm on 23 July 2021

Consultation description

The proposals include:

• introducing a new type of flexi permit that would cover a number of standard and minor works in a certain area for a period of time
• allowing phases within a permit so that up to date information on traffic management can be sent to Street Manager and then published
• including notifications about Section 58 and Section 58A/Schedule 3A road restrictions in Street Manager
• requiring works start and stop notices to be sent within 2 hours at weekends; and requiring highway authorities to submit start and stop notices for their works so that up-to-date information can be provided via Street Manager to road users
• 3 changes relating to street works inspections:
  • amending the way an inspection unit is calculated
  • using performance to calculate the number of sample inspections carried out each year so that poor performers are inspected more frequently
  • consolidation of the fee that needs to be paid for re-inspections of reinstatements that have failed a previous inspection

Documents

Street and road works: further reforms

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Street and road works: further reforms, impact assessment

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Published 28 May 2021
Last updated 13 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 13 May 2022

   Outcome released.

2. 28 May 2021

   First published.