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New developments, infills of additional properties and property conversions all require street naming and numbering through the District Council in accordance with the Public Health Act 1925 and the Town Improvement Clauses Act 1847.
House Names alone are not favoured by the Council or the Emergency Services as a number readily identifies the location of a property in a road. The house number and/or name must be prominently displayed so as to be easily read from the public highway.
Once confirmation is given by the Royal Mail Address Development Team, a letter is then issued to the owner/developer and the information is sent to Outside Bodies such as the Gloucester District Land Registry, Emergency Services and various departments within the Council, e.g. Council Tax.
Below lists the various types of street naming and numbering matters that the Council deals with:-
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