The naming of roads and streets, and the numbering of properties are two separate procedures that are carried out under different pieces of legislation.

 

Following receipt of Building Regulations and/or Planning approval, developers may need to name streets and obtain property numbers for new or converted properties. Postcodes are not allocated until properties have been formally numbered by the council. Future transactions associated with new properties could well depend on the allocation of a postcode therefore it is important to obtain street numbers from the council.