[Talk-GB] Licences for Highways and PRoW data (Was: C roads again)

[Lester Caine]

On 13/08/14 12:15, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote:
> As far as street names and numbers are concerned, it is the council
> that is the official authority on these. They have to maintain a
> written "List of Streets Maintainable at the Public Expense". Again if
> you can persuade the council to let you re-use this under a suitable
> licence, then all is good.
> 
> For more information, see http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/prow/council-docs.html

Hasn't that been superseded these days?

As part of the LLPG requirements (Local Land and Property Gazetteer)
councils are now required to maintain the LSG Local Street Gazetteer and
both of these then feed into the National version. The NSG is a believe
part of 'The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991'
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/street-works-co-ordination
for some light reading ...

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