Developing a Large Estate – How do I Name New Streets and Number Properties?
If you are a developer of a large estate, you should contact us as soon as you commence work on site so that we can process the naming of any new streets and the numbering of your new properties without delay. We will check your suggested street names for duplication in the local area and forward them to Royal Mail for consultation. When we have an agreed name, we will then register the street name/s and prepare a numbering schedule. The information is then sent to public utilities, emergency services, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey and relevant Council services. You will also be sent a copy of the naming and numbering schedule from which we would ask you to inform all your prospective purchasers of their new property address. Any subsequent changes to the site layout must be notified to us as soon as possible to enable us to reissue a new address schedule. A number of instances have occurred were this has not been done resulting in developers issuing incorrect addresses to their clien
