Consultation outcome

Permit schemes for street works

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 31 January 2012
• Last updated: 23 January 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses to the consultation on permit schemes for street works

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Detail of outcome

The following summary provides a brief overview of key themes emerging from the consultation responses.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on allowing councils to introduce permit schemes to better manage street works instead of needing approval from the Secretary of State.

This consultation ran from
31 January 2012 to 11:45pm on 25 April 2012

Consultation description

Local councils may introduce traffic management permit schemes to increase their control over how and when utility companies carry out road works.

This consultation invited views on proposals to remove the need for the Secretary for State to approve local authority applications to run permit schemes.

Related documents

• Councils given greater freedom to clamp down on road works disruption, press notice, 23 January 2013
• Street work permit schemes to no longer require Secretary of State approval, written statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, 23 January 2013
• Cutting red tape to tackle road works disruption, press notice, 31 January 2012

Documents

Revising the permit scheme approval process

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Supporting documents

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Published 31 January 2012
Last updated 23 January 2013 + show all updates

1. 23 January 2013

   Summary of consultation responses added.

2. 31 January 2012

   First published.