Scrutiny Review of Street Works - report final

Committee report · Place Scrutiny Committee · Wed 22 Jul 2026 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 8

What it recommends

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“Recommendation Page 1 The Board recommends the Council develops a prosecution and enforcement policy in the next 12 months, for use where there are repeated significant failures or breaches of permit conditions, particularly should there be instances of utility companies failing to adhere to accessibility obligations. 11 2 The Board recommends that the Council develops agreements with utility companies on how to coor”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED to endorse the report and agree to submit the recommendations to Cabinet for comment and County Council for approval. </AI8> <TRAILER_SECTION>” minutes ↗

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The recommendations include developing a prosecution and enforcement policy for repeated breaches of permit conditions, extending access to the licensed One.Network system to ESCC councillors and promoting it to town and parish council clerks, and developing agreements with utility companies on 'planned immediate' works to give the Council greater prior notice. p3 p4 p5 p6

Other recommendations include asking East Sussex Highways field-based staff to gather evidence of signs and equipment left beyond permit windows to support Fixed Penalty Notices, and developing protocols to alert bus operators directly of immediate works starting outside Council hours. p7 p8

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p3Recommendations Recommendation Page 1 The Board recommends the Council develops a prosecution and enforcement policy in the next 12 months, for use where there are repeated significant failures or breaches of permit conditions, particularly should there be instances of utility companies failing to adhere to accessibility obligations.
p411 2 The Board recommends that the Council develops agreements with utility companies on how to coordinate on “planned immediate” works, with the aim of providing greater prior notice to the Council.
p513 3 The Board recommends that access to the licensed version of One.Network be extended to ESCC councillors, alongside appropriate training.
p614 4 The Board recommends that the Council promotes One.Network with town and parish council clerks, and provides guidance on its use through existing outreach mechanisms.
p714 5 The Board recommends that all ESH field-based staff be asked to collect evidence of signs and equipment being left beyond permit windows to support the issuing of FPNs.
p815 6 The Board recommends that the Council works with utility companies to develop communications protocols to directly alert bus operators of immediate works when they begin outside of Council working hours.

Places and organisations it names

East Sussex County Council

Other papers for this meeting

Place Scrutiny Committee agenda · Committee agenda
Appendix 1 - Place Committee work programme June 2026 · Committee report
Appendix 1 Scrutiny input to RPPR diagram · Committee report
Appendix 2 - Printed plan Forward Plan 1 July 2026 - 31 October 2026 Forward Plan · Committee report
Appendix 2 Q4 Place Scrutiny · Committee report
Appendix 3 - Future decisions Place Scrutiny July 2026 · Committee report
Appendix 3 State of the County 2026 · Committee report
East Sussex Highways Year 3 Contract Performance · Committee report
Minutes of the previous meeting · Committee report
Place Scrutiny Committee minutes (draft) · Committee minutes
Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) · Committee report
Scrutiny Review of Street Works · Committee report
Work programme · Committee report

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