More flexible street works permitting to support efficiency 

Openreach alone applies for 300,000 permits a year to councils across the country to deliver our digital upgrades on a street-by-street basis, and this is set to double as we build to 30 million homes and businesses by 2030.

More flexible permitting is supported across the industry and offers a solution that can improve efficiency by around a quarter, reduce permit processing by up to 90% in local authorities and limit the carbon footprint of construction. This model could subsequently be used to support the rollout of on-street electric charging solutions, for example.