Schedule of charges for street naming and numbering

Please note these fees increased on 1 January 2023
Task Fee Reason
House name change £55 Covers the cost of investigations and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Commercial building name change £110 Covers the cost of investigations, consultation with Royal Mail and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Change of street name where requested by residents £220 plus £22 per household Covers the cost of investigations, consultations and notifications to residents and internal council and external organisations including Royal Mail and emergency services, officer time and resources.
New developments including conversions of residential and commercial premises £165 per phase plus £22 per plot/unit £55 per registered building name Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Retrospective address processing for new developments including conversions of residential and commercial premises £220 per phase £33 per plot £110 per registered building name Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, and notification to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Street naming for new developments £165 per street Covers the cost of investigations and consultations, notifications to internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Amending schedule of development already issued following plot changes by developer £27.50 per plot affected Covers the cost of notification to Royal Mail, emergency services, other internal and external organisations, officer time and resources.
Provision of plot to postal information to external organisations £55 per enquiry Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources.
Provision of official address confirmation for customer £27.50 per request Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources.
Request to investigate any address anomaly £55 per request Covers the cost of investigations, officer time and resources.
Street numbering request for existing street where previously only named houses No fee This is because it is in the interests of the residents and emergency services to have all properties numbered into the street.
Issuing of amended address information following an error on the Council’s LLPG database or Royal Mail PAF. No fee Where an error has occurred, it is not reasonable to apply a charge in order to correct an address database, except where the problem has arisen as a direct consequence of development occurring without the required planning and/or Building Regulation permissions
Refund £50 Covers the cost of officer time and resources