The Process

When a new development has been given Planning Permission, and the Building Control section receives an application, if the proposals show a new street/s, this will start the naming process.

A letter, in the first instance, will be sent to the Parish Council asking them for a name; depending on the layout this can be one or several names. A reply is requested within 28 days. A check on the proposed name will be carried out before it is relied to the developer to see if there is an existing building with that name in the local area.

Their suggestion/s are then set to the developer for agreement, if not, then an alternative suggestion from the developer will be required. The revised names will be put back to the Parish Council who may agree or come up with another name/s, back to the developer for agreement. If at this stage no agreement can be reached, a report is send to the next available Full Council Committee.

The Committee will either request that one of the suggested names is used, or come up with their own which will be the name used. The Parish Council and the developer are advised of the out come and a request is made to the developer to put up the street name/s on site.

A check will be carried out for duplication within the same local. The uniqueness of the name the better.

For developments/conversions were NO new street/road will be constructed please see the "Property Name" page.

Naming Conventions

a) New Developments

Under the new National Local Land and Property Gazette (NLLPG), following the introduction of the new British Standard 7666:2006, the following rules now apply to a properties and street naming.

The name cannot start with “The …..” nor can it use “……’s …….”, unless it is a natural “s” ending such as in “Moss Rock”.

A living person’s name cannot be used either. Due to that person doing something bad and ending up in prison.

Once agreement has been reached on the street name the numbering of the properties can take place. Due to the new LLPG the number will start as follows on entering the street, Left-hand side of street will be ODD numbering and the Right-hand side EVEN. This will result in more then one street name being required, depending upon the layout.

Pedestrian’s streets can only have a name followed by Walk, Path, Mall or Footpath.

If the development is on an existing road, and contains no flats, then the existing name will be used along with the existing numbering convention for the new houses. But a name for the flats may be asked for.

b) A New Development on an existing street

This convention becomes more difficult when there are flats above commercial properties, or when one property is converted to flats because of where the entrance to the flats fronts. The past convention of using 20a, 20b, 20c etc is now no longer allowed under the new LLPG.

When an existing property is converted in to flats, it’s existing number remains and the address will become something like Flat 1, 20 ………… Or, a name could be used so the address would be 1 Bondgate House, 20 ……..

With commercials properties at ground level and flats above in an existing street, it is again difficult. However, it would be the commercial properties that would follow the existing street numbering. It would then depend on where the flat entrance was and how many flats it served. Not easy this one.

When existing building/s were to be demolished and a new building constructed in its place the old number/s will be incorporated in to the address.