Streetworks permit scheme
Streetworks permit scheme
The Northumberland County Council Streetworks Permit Scheme has now been in operation since February 2020.
Please find below a review of the permit scheme document.
Click here to view the NCC Streetworks Permit Scheme
Please find below all associated scheme documentation, including the Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 review reports:.
- Streetworks Permit Scheme Y1 review
- Streetworks Permit Scheme Y2 review
- Streetworks Permit Scheme Y3 review
Street and roadworks carried out by works promoters (including work by utility companies, developers and maintenance work by the local authority) can cause significant disruption.
Under the permit scheme, works promoters book time on the highway network by applying for a permit prior to carrying out any works.
The permit scheme enables the local authority to effectively manage and coordinate essential street and roadworks.
The aims of the permit scheme are to:
- reduce occupation of the highway for both street and highway works in order to minimise disruption to the travelling public
- improve compliance with the relevant codes of practice and conditions
- ensure accurate information is available to the public through improved quality of information received from all works promoters
- ensure all works promoters are treated fairly and with parity
- encourage collaborative working between all works promoters
In addition, national statutory guidance for all permit schemes in England can be found on GOV.UK. If you have any queries, please click here to email the Streetworks team
The Council also undertook a traffic sensitivity review prior to the implementation of the scheme:
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