Street naming and numbering
We are responsible for street naming and numbering in the borough.
With increasing development in and around Chorley, it is vital that the emergency services, the Post Office, utility services, other organisations and the general public have an efficient means of locating and referencing properties.
Street naming and numbering is there to ensure any new streets and buildings are named and numbered in a logical and standardised way.
Charges
From April 1 2009, we will charge for the provision of street naming and numbering.
Details of the new charges are:
|
Application Type |
Charge |
|
House name added/renamed |
£25 |
|
Naming of New Street |
£100 |
|
Development of 1 - 5 plots |
£25 per plot |
|
Development of 6 – 10 plots |
£20 per plot |
|
Development of 11 – 50 plots |
£15 per plot |
|
Development of 50+ plots |
£10 per plot |
|
Changes in development after initial notification |
£25 per plot |
|
Renaming of Street at resident's request |
£100 + £25 per household |
The above charges are not subject to VAT.
Further details can be downloaded 
here.
Guidance
Chorley Council Guidance notes for Street Naming and Numbering, can be downloaded here.
The responsibility for street naming and numbering rests with the LLPG Custodian and GIS Officer to ensure that all new streets are named in accordance with BS7666 and are entered in the Council's LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer) in the correct format.
New streets and developments
To apply for new street names please complete this form and return to us, along with a site location plan and street layout. Developers are encouraged to suggest street names in accordance with the Guidance Notes.
The Council is now taking a more pro-active approach and developers and customers will receive an application form and guidance notes once planning permission for development / change of use of a property has been granted.
Named houses (no postal number allocated)
If your property has a name instead of a postal number and you wish to change the name, you need approval. This is to maintain the address database held by the Council (called the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG)) and to ensure that the guidance is followed as for street naming. This will also ensure that properties in the same area don't have the same name, in order to avoid confusion for the emergency services and the post office.
Houses with postal numbers and names
If your property has a postal number and you want to give it a name as well, you do not need approval. However, the name may only be used informally and will not be registered by the Council. Replacing a postal number with a name causes confusion for postal deliveries and the emergency services.
You can display the name on your property and use it alongside the postal number in the address, but your property will always be identified by the number.
Allocation of new postal addresses and new streets
Once a new postal address or street name has been allocated, we will contact Royal Mail, who are responsible for the allocation of postcodes. Royal Mail will not allocate a postcode until they have received formal notification from ourselves of a new street name or address.
On receipt of the postcode, we will then inform the developer or occupier as appropriate. We will also inform other interested parties of the new address or street name. These include the emergency services, Council departments and other organisations.
Renaming/numbering of streets
On rare occasions it may become necessary to rename or renumber a street. This is usually only done as a last resort when:
- there is confusion over a street's name and/or numbering
- a group of residents are unhappy with their street name
- new properties are built in a street and there is a need for other properties to be renumbered to accommodate the new properties
- the number of named-only properties in a street is deemed to be causing confusion for visitors, the delivery or emergency services
Existing residents will be contacted and their views taken into account. We will also consult the Royal Mail for their position on the issue. To change a street name we will ballot the local residents on the issue. Hopefully there will be 100% support, but we require at least a two-thirds majority to make the change.
Renaming of houses or businesses
If you wish to rename your property, then please complete this form and return it to us - there is a £25 for this. If you have received planning permission for a change of use of a business or just wish to change the name of an existing business, complete this form.
You can also complete this form online - please click here
By informing us of a change of name, we can keep our LLPG database up to date. This in turn will keep the Royal Mail and emergency services up to date with any address changes.
It is the responsibility of the property owner to inform Land Registry of a house / property name change approval (Land Registry Public Guide 2). The contact address for properties in Chorley is:
- Land Registry
Lancashire Office
Wrea Brook Court
Lytham Road
Warton
Lancashire
PR4 1TE
Telephone 01772 836700.
Postcodes
The Council is not responsible for the assignation of postcodes to addresses. The Royal Mail does this. Any queries regarding postcodes can be dealt with by the Royal Mail by calling 0906 302 1222 (Postcode Enquiries), or via their website.
All new street names and addresses are allocated according to British Standard 7666.
For further information, please contact us.
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