Naming and Renaming Streets and Properties

Street Naming and Numbering

Practical guides are available containing information on street naming and numbering:

• Obtaining street name addresses and postcodes for a new development
• Changing an existing street name (or part of) or proposing to name an existing street (or part of) that has no name

New Properties and Streets submission process

Submitting a New Property or Street Naming and Numbering Application

Please click on the link below to submit a New Property or Street Naming and Numbering request and include the following information:

• your planning permission reference
• if naming a property, the name(s) you wish to put forward - these will be checked to ensure there are no repeats in the same postal area
• a correspondence address - preferably an email address - so we can inform you when the process had been completed

The Fee payable for Street Naming and Numbering applications are as follows

• Naming of a New Street - £160
• New dwelling/units following demolition/ conversion - £157 per plot*
• Numbering of new development: 1 to 5 Plots - £157 per plot*
• Numbering of a new development : 6+ Plots - £785 + £36 Per plot*
• Amend a development layout - £157 per new plot* affected

*plot being a dwelling, flat, or industrial, commercial or retail unit

Request to Name a Street or Property

Please note that the above charge will also be incurred for subsequent re-numbering of developments that have been re-planned.

The registration charge must be paid at the time of making your submission.

For further information on the naming of new streets and the numbering / naming of new properties, please contact the Building Control team:

• Telephone: 01789 260626
• Email: snn@stratford-dc.gov.uk

Altering the Name of an Existing Property

To alter the name of a property ( residential or commercial ), please use our online form:

Online form to rename a property