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Street naming and numbering policy

In this section

  1. Policy statement
  2. Statutory context
  3. Naming streets and numbering properties
  4. Criteria for naming streets
  5. Responsibility for property addressing
  6. You are here: 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

Address locality

6.1 Localities within the official postcode and post town address are the responsibility of Royal Mail. Where applicants object to a post town in their postal address, the Street Naming and Numbering section will advise them to consult Royal Mail, who has a procedure laid down in their code of practice by the Postal Services Commission for adding or amending the details

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