The report of the Head of Digital and Customer Services and Digital Transformation Manager concerning the revised Street Naming and Numbering Policy (SNN) was received and considered.  The SNN was last reviewed in July 2020 and was the Council’s guide for exercising its responsibilities for the naming and numbering of properties and the naming of streets. 

Necessary improvements and amendments had been made to aid general understanding; update fees and charges; and provide a clearer and comprehensive explanation for developers regarding the process to apply for name and numbering schemes that were appropriate and followed the nationally accepted conventions.  A copy of the revised SNN was attached at Appendix A to the report.

It was noted that any disputes over current street names / addresses should be raised with the Digital Transformation Manager in the first instance.  It was further noted that street names were not usually named after persons living or recently deceased until they had been deceased for some time (50-100 years) in case there were any contentious issues.

RECOMMENDED: That the revised Street Naming and Numbering Policy be approved and adopted as submitted.