Schedule of charges for street naming and numbering
Please note these fees increased on 1 January 2024
Task | Fee | Reason |
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House name change | £57.20 | Covers the cost of investigations and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Commercial building name change | £114.40 | Covers the cost of investigations, consultation with Royal Mail and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Change of street name where requested by residents | £228.80 plus £22.88 per household | Covers the cost of investigations, consultations and notifications to residents and internal council and external organisations including Royal Mail and emergency services, officer time and resources. |
New developments including conversions of residential and commercial premises | £171.60 per phase plus £22.88 per plot / unit £57.20 per registered building name | Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Retrospective address processing for new developments including conversions of residential and commercial premises | £228.80 per phase £34.32 per plot £114.40 per registered building name | Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Street naming for new developments | £171.60 | Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, notifications to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Amending schedule of development already issued following plot changes by developer | £28.60 per affected plot | Covers the cost of notification to Royal Mail, emergency services, other internal and external organisations, officer time and resources. |
Copies of plot to postal information to external organisations | £57.20 | Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources. |
Provision of official address confirmation for customer | £28.60 | Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources. |
Request to investigate any address anomaly | £57.20 | Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources. |
Street numbering request for existing street where previously only named houses | No fee | This is because it is in the interests of the residents and emergency services to have all properties numbered into the street. |
Issuing of amended address information following an error on the Council’s LLPG database or Royal Mail PAF. | No fee | Where an error has occurred, it is not reasonable to apply a charge in order to correct an address database, except where the problem has arisen as a direct consequence of development occurring without the required planning and/or Building Regulation permissions |
Refund | £57.20 | Covers the cost of officer time and resources |