How we create new addresses
Where a new street name is needed:
- local elected Members are consulted on the developer’s suggestions
- suggestions must comply with the council’s Street Naming and Numbering Policy
- this includes additional approval for streets to be named after a person no longer living
National standards
We must create new addresses and road names to comply with national standards. This means:
Wherever possible, new addresses will always be given a number in the existing street sequence. This helps emergency 天美传媒 to easily find the property.
Confirmed in writing
When we create new property numbers and road names, we will issue official documents to confirm the new addresses.
Postcode
We request a postcode from the Royal Mail.
Once the Royal Mail allocate a postcode, they add the new postal address into the Not Yet Built file (NYB).
When will the new property receive mail?
An address can only receive mail when a new property is built and occupied.
The Royal Mail updates the address from the NYB file to the .
Page last updated: 11 December 2023