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Planning
Street
naming and numbering
(including house names)
The
naming and numbering of streets and buildings in Adur District and Worthing
Borough, is controlled by the Council under the Public Health Act 1925.
The naming of streets within the Adur District and Worthing Borough a statutory Function of Adur & Worthing Councils and is covered by Sections 17-19 of the Public Health Act 1925. The naming and numbering of commercial and residential properties on these streets is the legal responsibility of the Council.
The Council maintains the Local Land and Property Gazetteer a central database of street names and property addresses. The Local Land and Property Gazetteer is now linked into national datasets the National Address Gazetteer (NAG) (www.geoplace.co.uk/geoplace/welcome.htm) and National Street Gazetteer (NSG) which are submitted daily updates. This is a mandatory requirement under the local government’s Public Mapping Services Agreement (PMSA). All addresses must adhere to the British Standard for addressing BS7666.
Maintaining a comprehensive and high standard for naming streets and numbering or naming properties is important as it allows:
- Emergency services to find a property quickly - delays can cost lives and money
- Record keeping e.g. legal transactions, taxation, land registry
- Post to be delivered efficiently by the Royal Mail
- Visitors to locate their destination
- Reliable delivery of goods and services
- Records of service providers to be kept in an efficient manner
- Allow all of the Council’s departments to work from one official address base.
- Allow all National Services including Emergency Services to work from one official address base - NAG (National Address Gazetteer)
- Delivery of central and local government services
Many legal transactions associated with properties are withheld until they can be identified by street name and numbers, for instance, statutory undertakers will not normally connect their services until such time as the premises have been given a formal postal address. Royal Mail will not allocate a postcode unless an official address has been assigned by the Council.
The Council now has a formal Street Naming and Property Numbering Policy regarding street naming and numbering including details on the consultation process, guidance notes with regards to names of streets.
Making an application
Anyone seeking an address for a new development, an address or house name change can apply by completing the address application form below:
- Online form for Application for Street Name / House Postal Number for New Property / House Name Change
or - Application for Street Name / House Postal Number for New Property / House Name Change - to type into and e-mail back (.DOC 175kb)
- Application for Street Name / House Postal Number for New Property / House Name Change - to hand write and post back (.PDF 25kb)
Complete the address application form and send or e-mail it to:
- Corporate Information,
Technical Services,
Adur & Worthing Councils,
Portland House,
Richmond Road,
Worthing,
West Sussex, BN11 1HS
e-mail : 3835llpg@adur-worthing.gov.uk
Please note :
- Developers should contact the Council as soon as building works commence
- It is the responsibility of the property owner to inform Land Registry of a house/property name change approval.
- No address within the District is legal unless authorised by Adur & Worthing Councils.
