Street Naming and Numbering Policy and Procedure

7.1   Section 18 of the Public Health Act 1925 gives the Council the power, by order, to alter the name of any street, or part of a street.

7.2   Under normal circumstances requests to rename an existing street will only be considered if it can be demonstrated that there are persistent problems with the delivery of goods and services.

7.3   Requests to rename an existing street should be sent, in writing, to the address given in Section 1.4 of this policy document.

7.4   On receipt of a request the Council will consult with all the property owners in the street and will require the agreement of at least two thirds of the affected owners before the request will be progressed.

7.5   If a request is approved, the Council is required to publish its intention to make an order to rename the street on site for a period of at least one month prior to the intended date of change.

7.6   Any person aggrieved by the intended order may, within 21 days after the posting of the notice, appeal to the Magistrates Court.

7.7  Only when an order is confirmed will the Council contact Royal Mail to confirm the new street name is acceptable. Royal Mail may issue a new post code.

7.8  Once approved by Royal Mail, the Council will inform all affected properties of their new postal addresses. The organisations detailed in Appendix 1 will also be supplied with the new postal address details.

7.9  New street name plates will be required, and these will be erected on site by the Council adjacent to the name plates for the old street name. The old street name plates, with the lettering struck through, will remain in place for a period of six months.

7.10  All costs associated with the request to rename an existing street, including the installation of street name plates, will be met by the requestor.

7.11 In certain circumstances the Council may decide that it is necessary to rename or renumber an existing street. In these instances, the same processes will be followed with all costs met by the Council.