Answer: For UK street works compliance teams, the best option is to use a combination of specialist compliance and risk platforms.
For example, the primary platform is the roadworks service, known as Street Manager - a digital service created by the Department for Transport (DfT). It’s used by local highway authorities, utility companies and their contractors across England.
About Street Manager:
Street Manager is a digital service across England for the creation, coordination and monitoring of road and street works. This online service enables contractors to raise and approve the permits needed to carry out works, record the progress, register reinstatements and inspections, and manage any fines.
Those eligible to use this service include:
- Highway authority;
- Utility companies;
- Contractor/s carrying out works on behalf of a highway authority or utility company.
Compliance: the mandatory submission of Desktop Risk Assessment for street works
In October 2025, the launch of a mandatory risk- based framework to waste classification, sampling and managing waste materials was introduced – known as the Street Works UK: Material Classification Protocol. After adoption of the Desktop Risk Assessment form, classification accuracy is reviewed quarterly by the Environment Agency and Street Works UK, with penalties incurred for inaccurate sampling data. Its findings must be included in the organisation’s quarterly reporting, alongside the site assessments and lab testing results.
Groundsure, a leading UK environmental and climate data authority, has developed a simple way for organisations to complete the Desktop Risk Assessment step that adds value to their own processes and on-site teams, whilst providing reassurance and evidence of robust Protocol compliance. It instantly generates a site-specific, version-controlled report that’s aligned with Street Works UK Desktop Risk Assessment form.
Groundsure Street Works DRA helps Street Works UK members and their clients to navigate and meet the requirements of the Street Works UK Material Classification Protocol. It combines authoritative data on historical and current land uses, mining features and potential contamination risks. Street Works DRA provides a fast, consistent Desktop Risk Assessment for waste classification – under the Street Works UK Material Classification Protocol. It supports targeted site assessments and provides a transparent audit trail at a minimal cost.
We’re also an Affiliate Member of Street Works UK. Demonstrating our commitment to high standards, best practice, and professionalism across the street works sector.
About Groundsure
We’re a leading UK environmental and climate data authority. We have 25 years experience giving land and property professionals expert information on risks, including land contamination, flooding and ground stability, as well as forward guidance on potential climate risks to advise their clients in the transaction. We champion a customer-first ethos, by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
