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Street Works Regulation

The Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles are regulating street works and utility company activities to reduce disruption, improve coordination, and prevent misuse of emergency permits. The reform requires utility companies to share forward planning notices with local authorities and introduces incentive-based fee structures to encourage faster completion. Bills are advancing to strengthen enforcement and coordination between developers, utilities and councils.

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2026

5 events
27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Transport linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 908536 on Road Works: Compensation, if her Department plans to approve further lane rental schemes in 2

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 908536 on Road Works: Compensation, if her Department plans to approve further lane rental schemes in 2026.

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24 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Transport linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118274 on M1: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the roadworks on the M1 northbound between junctions 12

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118274 on M1: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the roadworks on the M1 northbound between junctions 12 and 13 have been completed.

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8 Jan 2026 | Consultation outcome linked

Managing pavement parking

Proposed options to tackle pavement parking at a local authority or national level.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Pavement parking: options for change
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↓ Annex A: impact assessment, pavement parking restrictions (24pp) ↓ Large print interactive questionnaire (20pp) ↓ Easy read: parking on the pavement questionnaire (25pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (P… (82pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (E… (23pp)
8 Jan 2026 | Consultation outcome linked

Managing pavement parking — outcome published

Proposed options to tackle pavement parking at a local authority or national level.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Pavement parking: options for change
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↓ Annex A: impact assessment, pavement parking restrictions (24pp) ↓ Large print interactive questionnaire (20pp) ↓ Easy read: parking on the pavement questionnaire (25pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (P… (82pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (E… (23pp)

2025

3 events
24 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department for Transport linked

Road Maintenance

UIN: HCWS541 Today I am announcing two key measures to boost funding for transport as part of the Government’s commitment to renew national infrastructure, improve England’s road network and drive growth as part of the Plan for Change. First, I …

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17 Jan 2025 | Written evidence linked

We asked the Department how it would know which funding mechanism was most effective without evaluation. The Department told us that it does not evaluate everything that it allocates to local authorities because it relies on them to exercise their statutory duties for local roads, and that local authorities do not necessarily ringfence their funding from the Department. The Department also told us that it has identified lessons from its recent evaluation of the pothole fund, such as around lo...

We asked the Department how it would know which funding mechanism was most effective without evaluation. The Department told us that it does not evaluate everything that it allocates to local authorities because it relies on them to exercise their …

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2024

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2023

1 event

2022

3 events
13 May 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street manager and permit scheme changes — outcome published

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.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Street and road works: further reforms (51pp)
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↓ Street and road works: further reforms, impact assessment (38pp) ↓ Government response to street and road works further reforms (37pp)

2021

3 events
29 Nov 2021 | Bill stage linked

Planning (Street Plans) Bill

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con): 13. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of provisions in the Planning (Street Plans) Bill to allow residents to vote on the design of new homes in their streets on levels of housing …

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24 Jul 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street manager and permit scheme changes — consultation closed

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.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Street and road works: further reforms (51pp)
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↓ Street and road works: further reforms, impact assessment (38pp) ↓ Government response to street and road works further reforms (37pp)

2020

3 events
23 Nov 2020 | Consultation outcome linked

Managing pavement parking — consultation closed

Proposed options to tackle pavement parking at a local authority or national level.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Pavement parking: options for change
+6 more
↓ Annex A: impact assessment, pavement parking restrictions (24pp) ↓ Large print interactive questionnaire (20pp) ↓ Easy read: parking on the pavement questionnaire (25pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (P… (82pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (E… (23pp)
31 Aug 2020 | Consultation outcome linked

Managing pavement parking — consultation opened

Proposed options to tackle pavement parking at a local authority or national level.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Pavement parking: options for change
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↓ Annex A: impact assessment, pavement parking restrictions (24pp) ↓ Large print interactive questionnaire (20pp) ↓ Easy read: parking on the pavement questionnaire (25pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (P… (82pp) ↓ Pavement parking options for change: government response (E… (23pp)
28 May 2020 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street manager and permit scheme changes — consultation opened

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.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Street and road works: further reforms (51pp)
+2 more
↓ Street and road works: further reforms, impact assessment (38pp) ↓ Government response to street and road works further reforms (37pp)

2019

1 event

2017

1 event

2016

3 events
9 Mar 2016 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works qualifications regulations in England: proposed amendments — outcome published

Proposed changes to the street works qualifications regulations in England to make them less prescriptive, simpler, clearer and easier to understand.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 22… (30pp)
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↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposed new street works operative and supervisor card: po… (2pp) ↓ The Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operati… (10pp) ↓ Consultation outcome: proposed amendments to street works q… (17pp)

2015

6 events
28 Oct 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works qualifications regulations in England: proposed amendments — consultation closed

Proposed changes to the street works qualifications regulations in England to make them less prescriptive, simpler, clearer and easier to understand.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 22… (30pp)
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↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposed new street works operative and supervisor card: po… (2pp) ↓ The Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operati… (10pp) ↓ Consultation outcome: proposed amendments to street works q… (17pp)
2 Sep 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works qualifications regulations in England: proposed amendments — consultation opened

Proposed changes to the street works qualifications regulations in England to make them less prescriptive, simpler, clearer and easier to understand.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 22… (30pp)
+5 more
↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposals to simplify and improve SI 2009 No 2257 The Stree… ↓ Proposed new street works operative and supervisor card: po… (2pp) ↓ The Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operati… (10pp) ↓ Consultation outcome: proposed amendments to street works q… (17pp)
17 Mar 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: complying with regulation amendments — outcome published

Seeks views on whether all permit schemes should comply with amendments to the 2007 Permit Scheme Regulations (England) by 1 October 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 Octobe… (8pp)
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↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 October 2015 all p… ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado… (8pp) ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado…
9 Mar 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: complying with regulation amendments — consultation closed

Seeks views on whether all permit schemes should comply with amendments to the 2007 Permit Scheme Regulations (England) by 1 October 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 Octobe… (8pp)
+3 more
↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 October 2015 all p… ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado… (8pp) ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado…
9 Feb 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: complying with regulation amendments — consultation opened

Seeks views on whether all permit schemes should comply with amendments to the 2007 Permit Scheme Regulations (England) by 1 October 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 Octobe… (8pp)
+3 more
↓ Request for views on proposals that by 1 October 2015 all p… ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado… (8pp) ↓ Consultation on the requirement for existing schemes to ado…
9 Feb 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: changes to regulations — outcome published

Seeks views on proposed changes to the street works permit scheme regulations, which are planned to take effect from April 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit s… (26pp)
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↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit scheme regula… ↓ Government’s response to the consultation on amendments to … (18pp)

2014

2 events
25 Sep 2014 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: changes to regulations — consultation closed

Seeks views on proposed changes to the street works permit scheme regulations, which are planned to take effect from April 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit s… (26pp)
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↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit scheme regula… ↓ Government’s response to the consultation on amendments to … (18pp)
12 Aug 2014 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport linked

Street works permit schemes: changes to regulations — consultation opened

Seeks views on proposed changes to the street works permit scheme regulations, which are planned to take effect from April 2015.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit s… (26pp)
+2 more
↓ Amendments to the 2007 local authority permit scheme regula… ↓ Government’s response to the consultation on amendments to … (18pp)