Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Permit Scheme

4.1 Definition of the Term "Street"

As defined in Section 48(1) of NRSWA, "street means the whole or any part of any of the following, irrespective of whether it is a thoroughfare (a) any highway, road, lane, footway, alley or passage; (b) any square or court; (c) any land laid out as a way whether it is for the time being formed as a way or not".

For the purposes of the Permit Scheme, the term "street" refers to that length of road associated with a single USRN. Where a single street on the ground has more than one USRN, separate permits will be required for each USRN to which an activity relates.

4.2 Streets covered by the Permit Scheme

The Permit Scheme will apply to ALL Highway Authority maintained streets in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The street gazetteer will be updated with the relevant information indicating it to be a permitted street well in advance of the implementation date. The street gazetteer will be available to all work promoters via the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) concessionaire's website.

4.3 Identification of Streets

All streets that are subject to the Permit Scheme will be identified via the ASD record and held on the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) concessionaire's website alongside the NSG data, where the Operational District responsible for maintaining the street is defined as operating a Permit Scheme.

4.4 Motorways and Trunk Roads

Motorways and trunk roads within the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council boundary for which the Authority is not the Highway Authority are excluded from the Permit Scheme.

4.5 Non-Maintainable Highways

Streets that are not publically maintainable highways, other than those that are expected to become a maintainable highway pursuant to an agreement under s.38 Highways Act 1980, are not included in the Permit Scheme.

4.6 Streets to be adopted as Maintainable Highways

Once a street has become adopted and maintainable at public expense, the highway authority will update the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) accordingly.  Permit applications will be required for any works on such streets with effect from the next publication of NSG.

4.7 Reinstatement categories

The reinstatement categories of streets used in the Permit Scheme are the same as the reinstatement categories under NRSWA and as given in the ASD.  If any street does not have a category on the NSG the street will be treated as a category 4 for the purposes of the Permit Scheme and the overrun charges and other elements as necessary.