Environment and Development Services
STREET NAMING AND PROPERTY ADDRESSING
The Public Health Act 1925 and the South Yorkshire Act 1980
STREET NAMING AND PROPERTY ADDRESSING APPLICATION
Applicant or Owner
Name of Applicant:
Address:
Email/Phone:
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Ownership
Owner/Occupier ☐
Prospective Purchaser ☐ Site/Property Developer ☐
Permission
Planning Application
No:
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Building Control
Application No:
Type of Application
New Street Naming ☐
Number of New Streets*
Suggested Name of Street(s)
Number of New Properties
New Properties on New Street(s) ☐
New Properties on Existing Street(s) ☐ Number of New Properties
Number of Affected Properties*
Re-addressing after Notification ☐
Suggested Name
Change to House Name ☐
Other ☐
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*Estimated number of new streets required/properties altered – actual number to be determined by Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough Council, which may alter the overall fee to be paid. We will contact you for any adjustment
to the fee.
Property Details
Residential ☐
Commercial ☐
Other ☐
Detached/Semi-Detached/Terraced/Flats etc.
Proposed Business Name:
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Description:
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Checklist
This Application Form, completed, signed and dated ☐
A site plan, preferably to scale (1:1250, 1:1000 or 1:500 are most suitable), which shows existing road names
and property numbers and enough of the surrounding area so that it can be referenced to Ordnance Survey
mapping data. For multi- storey buildings a floor plan showing plot numbers is required for each level. Please
clearly mark points of postal delivery with an arrow ☐
The appropriate fee (see below for charges and payment options) ☐
Declaration
I hereby apply for Street Naming and Numbering services as detailed in this application and declare that the
information given on this form is correct and true to the best of my knowledge
I confirm that I am the legal owner(s) of the
OR I enclose the written approval of the
Property ☐
Freeholder(s) ☐
Name:
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Date:
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See below for Fees and Payment methods
PLEASE EMAIL THIS FORM TO: R&[email protected]
PAYMENT DETAILS ARE SET OUT BELOW
FEES
Function
New street naming (per street)
New properties on new street or
new property addresses on an
existing street
Re-addressing after
notification
Change to house name
Letter of confirmation of
address
1
£45
Charge
£60
Number of properties
2-5
6-10
Over 10
£75
£100
£190 + £1
per property
£5 per property*
£35
£35
*number of properties affected is to be determined by Rotherham MBC. We will
contact you for any adjustment to the fee.
All figures are exclusive of, and not subject to, VAT.
Payment Methods
Payment via the Web:
Please use the following link: RMBC eStore to create an account/make a payment if you would like make a payment without registering, you can click the ‘Make a
payment’ button. The Property Addressing ‘Shop’ is located under ‘Planning
Applications & Advice’ on Page 3.
Payment by any other method:
Please phone us on 01709 823832
GUIDANCE NOTES
The naming and numbering of streets and buildings is controlled by the Council under the
Public Health Act 1925 and the South Yorkshire Act 1980. The Council notifies statutory
bodies, emergency services, the Royal Mail and interested parties within the Council of all
new addresses issued. One of our primary concerns is to ensure that emergency services
can quickly and efficiently locate a property.
NB: The Council does not allocate POSTCODES or POSTAL DISTRICTS. These
matters are controlled by Royal Mail. (Phone 08456 045060 and choose option 3 and then
option 1). If a property is not recorded on the main address databases, the owner/occupier
will have difficulty obtaining mail, goods and services from a variety of sources. Information
from the Postal Address File and the National Land & Property Gazeteer is used by the
Council, Royal Mail, all statutory undertakers, emergency services, credit agencies and
many private companies.
Requests for New Postal Addresses
Who should apply:
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Individuals or developers building new houses, commercial and/or industrial
premises.
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Individuals or developers undertaking conversions of residential, commercial or
industrial premises which will result in the creation of new properties or premises or the
reconsolidation of flats and sub dwellings into one property.
When:
Requests for postal addressing must be made in the early stages of any new build since
utility companies are reluctant to install a service where an official postal address has not
been allocated.
How:
Requests must be made to the Street Naming and Property Addressing Team by the
following methods:
•
Email – R&[email protected]
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Post – see the address at the bottom of this form
Site Plan
All applications should be accompanied by a site plan preferably to scale (1:1250, 1:1000
or 1:500 are most suitable), which shows existing road names and property numbers and
enough of the surrounding area so that it can be referenced to Ordnance Survey mapping
data.
For multi-storey buildings a floor plan showing plot numbers is required for each level.
Please clearly mark points of postal delivery with an arrow and plot numbers (if
appropriate).
Street naming is subject to the following criteria:
1.
Names cannot be duplicated within the same locality.
2.
Names for consideration need to be sufficiently unique so as to avoid confusion.
3.
Names of persons (living or dead) are not permissible.
4.
Where possible, names should reflect the history of the site or acknowledge the
geography of the area. Names that endorse commercial marketing are not acceptable.
5.
Names should not be capable of being misconstrued into inappropriate meanings.
House Names:
You can apply to add a name to your house but this must be used in addition to the
number, not as an alternative. The number cannot be dropped, and the name will only be
recorded on an informal basis. This is because omitting postal numbers in place of a name
causes complications for deliveries as well as for the emergency services.
Allocation of New Postal Addresses and New Streets:
Confirmations of the correct postal addresses, together with layout plans, are sent to the
developers, Royal Mail, Ordnance Survey, emergency services and utility companies.
Following receipt of this notification, the Royal Mail assigns the Postal Districts and
postcodes.
The Royal Mail will not allocate a postcode unless they have received formal notification
from the Council of a new address or street name.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Email: R&[email protected]
Web:
http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/200011/building_control/459/a_guide_to_street_naming_
and_numbering
Post:
Property Addressing
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE