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Street naming and numbering policy

In this section

  1. Policy statement
  2. You are here: Statutory context
  3. Naming streets and numbering properties
  4. Criteria for naming streets
  5. Responsibility for property addressing
  6. Address locality
  7. Guidelines for numbering properties and commercial units
  8. Procedure for new developments and commercial units
  9. Procedure for address changes
  10. Renaming a street/renumbering properties
  11. Appendix A - The Public Health Act 1925
  12. Appendix B/C - application forms
  13. Appendix D - Organisations the Council inform of new or changed addresses
  14. Appendix E - Street Nameplate Specifications
  15. Appendix F - Department of transport
  16. Appendix G - table of charges
  17. Appendix H - Glossary

Statutory context

2.1 Local authority powers relating to street naming and numbering are set out in the Public Health Act 1925 (see Appendix A)

2.2 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council carries out street naming under the provisions of the Public Health Act 1925.

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