Policy paper

National Underground Asset Register project update - November 2024

An update on the progress of the NUAR project over the past year, the latest developments and what is planned for the future.

From:: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Geospatial Commission
Published: 28 November 2024

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

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The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) is a digital map of underground pipes and cables in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This project update highlights the significant milestones made by the NUAR programme since the last project update in November 2023, including:

expanding coverage of the minimum viable product (MVP) to include Northern Ireland
tabling measures in the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which would allow NUAR to operate as a statutory register
announcing Ordnance Survey as the future operator of NUAR and transitioning of services to them
announcing the intent to move to ‘public beta’ by spring 2025
holding a discovery project to understand the opportunities and constraints around increasing access to NUAR

The programme remains on track to be fully operational by the end of 2025.

Published 28 November 2024