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The Essex Permit Scheme
Background to Essex County Council
Essex County Council
is responsible for
some 8,000 Km of
road network
Essex County Council
Serves almost 1.4m
residents across Essex
Essex County Council
is the 2nd largest nonmetropolitan county in
England
Background to Essex County Council
This is a list of top ten two-tier counties of England by population.
(non-metropolitan counties also known as shire counties)
Population
Area
(in km²)
Density
(people/km²)
Rank
County
1
2
3
4
5
Kent
Essex
Hampshire
Lancashire
Surrey
1,466,500
1,396,600
1,322,300
1,171,600
1,135,500
3,544
3,464
3,679
2,903
1,663
414
403
359
404
683
6
Hertfordshire
1,119,800
1,643
682
7
Norfolk
859,400
5,371
160
9
West Sussex
808,900
1,990
406
10
Nottinghamshire
786,700
2,085
377
District Overview
Southend - Unitary
Thurrock - Unitary
Briefing Session Agenda
Introduction to Permit Schemes
The Journey (Phase 1 & 2)
Application Process
Permit Charges
Conditions and Permit Scheme Basics
Any questions
Introduction to Permit Schemes
Permit schemes were introduced by Part 3
of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA)
to improve authorities’ abilities to minimise
disruption from street and highway works.
Permit Schemes provide a new way to
manage activities in certain streets in the
Public Highway.
Introduction to Permit Schemes
In permit streets, instead of informing a
Street Authority about their intentions to
carry out works in the area, all works
promoters will need to obtain a permit for
their works.
Permit schemes provide a change to the
‘Notification System’ under the New Roads
and Street Works Act, 1991 (NRSWA).
The Strategic Objective
The strategic objective for the Permit
scheme is to provide a capability to manage
and maintain the local highway network for
the safe and efficient use of road space,
whilst allowing Promoters access to
maintain their services and assets
The Permit Scheme Sub-Objectives
To proactively manage the local highway network to
maximise the safe and efficient use of road space.
To improve the quality and timeliness of information and
compliance with highway legislation from all activity
promoters
To ensure the safety of those using the street and those
working on activities that fall under the scheme, with
particular emphasis on people with disabilities.
To protect the structure of the street and the integrity of
the apparatus in it.
To ensure parity of treatment for all activity promoters
particularly between statutory undertakers and
highway authority works and activities.
Key Points to Permit Schemes
A permit is only valid for the period of time stated
on the permit in TSS Streets.
A late start on site means duration lost. The end
date cannot be ‘stretched’ without an approved
variation.
The start and end dates will be in calendar days,
even though many aspects of the scheme will
operate on working days.
Where a permit allows weekend and Bank Holiday
work, then the permit start and end dates will
accommodate that.
No Permit No Work !!
Key Points to Permit Schemes
Permit Schemes in England
What is happening out there ?
The view from ECC
How ECC made the decision to proceed
With an application for a scheme
The Current
Permit Scene
LOPS Scheme
Went live on 2010
Phase 4 2013
Kent Scheme
Northants Scheme
St Helens Scheme
Yorkshire Scheme
East of England
GMRAPS
Bucks/Norfolk etc
The Journey
Scrutiny Report to Feasibility Study
The Project idea was presented to Paul Bird
Phase 1 – Started on the 7th May 2014
Phase 1 – Deadline 31st July 2014
(DfT)
Phase 1 – Completed on 28th July 2014
(Start to finish = 11 weeks/3 months | average 18 months for this phase)
Phase 2 – Started 1st August 2014
Phase 2 – Ends 1st April 2015
Application Process
2012 Could
have joined
EEPS
2013/14 Feasibility Study/
Develop Scheme
DfT Application
Apply For Statutory Instrument
Give 1 month of Starting
June 14 – April 15
Consultation Process
Scheme Document
Outlines the Scheme
Part of DfT Application
It forms the Permit
Schemes SI
Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
The CBA Looked at the following
The Permit Matrix (Volumes & Costs)
Set up costs
Traffic Flow data
Congestion data
Accident data
Entered into a QUADRO model to give a Cost Benefit Ratio:
• The Essex Permit Scheme = 20.16
• Net Present Value (NPV) = £1 billion +
Permit Matrix (Fees)
DfT Permit Matrix
(Mandatory)
Looked at Activity Volumes
Looked at current time to do checks
Looked at over & above time to do checks
Lighter touch on Non-TSS
DfT Guidance on fees 2013
Maximum Permit Fees
Essex Permit Fees
Fee levels per Permit or Provisional Advanced Authorisation
Road Category 0-2
Strategic or Traffic
Sensitive
Road Category 3 & 4
Non- Traffic
Sensitive
Provisional Advanced
Authorisation
£100
£50
Major Activity – over
10 days
£201
£80
Major Activity – 4 to 10
days
£125
£40
£60
£125
£60
£50
£25
£40
£25
£35
Major Activity – up to 3
days
Standard Activity
Minor Activity
Immediate Activity
Variations
For permit variations, the Permit Authority will
charge:• £45 for all works on category 0, 1 and 2
streets and category 3 and 4 streets that
are traffic-sensitive.
• £35 for all works on category 3 and 4 non
traffic-sensitive streets
Discounts
Suggested discounts in Scheme document
Coring Performance
First Time Permanent ratio
Collaboration
Permit Scheme Requirements
Regulation 19 provides that it is a criminal offence
for an undertaker or someone acting on its behalf
to undertake works without a permit.
Regulation 20 provides that it is a criminal offence
for undertaker or someone acting on its behalf to
undertake works in breach of a condition.
For the first time, the field force are
affected !!
Conditions (HAUC UK)
English HAUC National Condition Text
Consistency across new schemes
Currently draft version 14
Sign off expected early Sep 14
Future changes possible via HAUC
NRSWA Timescales
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street
Works and Works for Road Purposes and Related Matters. Third Edition - Revised August
2009
Table 1: Matrix of notice periods and response times
Major
Notice Period
Validity Period
Response Time
S 54
Ss 55/57
S 54
Ss 55/57
S54
Ss55/57
S 74
3 months
10 days
15 days
5 days
1
month
5 days
5 days
Standard
10 days
5 days
5 days
5 days
Minor
3 days
2 days
2 days
2 days
Immediate
2 hours
after
any time
during
works
2 days
Permit Timescales
Works Type
Major
Minimum
Notice Period
Validity Period
Response Period
PAA
Appl’n
PAA*
Appl’n*
PAA
Appl’
n
Var’n
3m
10d
15d
5d
1m
5d
2d
Standard
10d
5d
5d
2d
Minor
3d
2d
2d
2d
Immediate
– Urgent/
Emergency
-2h
2d
2d
*The validity periods only apply to permits in Category 3 or 4 Non Traffic Sensitive
streets; Otherwise the permit start and end dates cannot be varied.
Basic MAJOR Works PERMIT Life Cycle
Send FORWARD PLANNING
Notice more than 3 months in
advance (optional)
100%
Response
Permit
Application
Send Section 74 ACTUAL START
Notice
Maybe
YES
Maybe
NO
Send Section 74 WORKS STOP
Notice
Send Section 70 REGISTRATION
Notice
Permit Authority
Provisional Advanced
Authorisation
Basic MINOR Works PERMIT Life Cycle
Send Section 74 ACTUAL START
Notice
100%
Response
Send Section 74 WORKS STOP
Notice
GRANT?
REFUSE?
Send Section 70 REGISTRATION
Notice
Permit Authority
Three Day Permit Application
Basic STANDARD Works PERMIT Life Cycle
Send Section 74 ACTUAL START
Notice
100%
Response
Send Section 74 WORKS STOP
Notice
Send Section 70 REGISTRATION
Notice
Permit Authority
Ten Day Application
Existing NRSWA Structure
Traffic Manager
High level overview
Covers main job roles
NRSWA Manager
Data Officers
Co-Ordinators
Inspectors
New Structure
Traffic Manager
Streetworks Manager
Permit Manager
(operational)
(Permit Scheme)
Senior
Performance
Officer
Defect Officer
FPN/S74 Officer
Co-Ordinators
Inspectors
Performance
Officer
Invoicing Officer
Senior Permit
Officer
Permit Officers
Any Questions?
The Essex Permit Scheme