Street Naming and Numbering

Individuals and developers must not allocate house numbers, building or street names. Street naming and numbering is a statutory function of a council that applies to all property numbers or names and street/road name allocations, whether properties are new developments or not.

The Council has a statutory duty to name and number all new streets and properties in Tameside. All new developments will need addresses created before utilities are installed.

To avoid any delay with utility installations etc, the Council suggests that you apply for the new addresses as soon as possible after planning permission has been approved.
 

Developments with new streets

If a development requires new street names, then the developer will need to submit suggestions as part of the application process. A report will then be created by the Naming and Numbering Officer and submitted to the ward councillors of that area for approval. Once approved, it then continues with the application process to get the addresses created.

Any suggested street names will first be vetted and must not be duplicated within the same town, or named after any living person. It’s good practice to keep within any theme of the area and to end with Road, Street, Close, Avenue etc.

It is the developer’s responsibility to install new street nameplates and maintain until the road has been adopted by the Council.
 

Developments on existing streets

Any new developments on existing streets will be numbered in conjunction with the current numbering system on the street. For example:

• Continued numbering will be used if the new development is at the end of the street i.e. if the last house on the odds side was 25, then 27, 29 etc. will be issued.
• If the development falls between two existing numbers, i.e. between 10 and 12. Then 10a, 10b etc. will be issued.

The Council will issue numbers wherever possible, this for example will help emergency services and delivery companies easily locate the addresses. Only under certain circumstances will the Council allow properties to be named without a number.

It's the owner's responsibility to inform the Land Registry of the name so that the deeds can be updated.
 

Renaming and Renumbering Properties

In most cases, the renumbering of properties will only relate to housing developments where there has been a change in site layout prior to being built. The Council can rename and renumber individual properties already in existence, however there must be a valid reason why the change is required and must be approved by the Street Naming and Numbering Officer. There is a charge for this service depending on how many changes are needed as seen below.

If your property currently has a house number, any renumber requests will most likely be denied, unless there is an exceptional circumstance. Under no circumstances will a house number already in existence for a property be removed for just a house name. The only option here is to add an alias house name along with the house number. The house number will always be the unique identifier for the property and is still required on all correspondence.

There are some properties in the borough with only a house name, if this is the case then the house name can be changed if required.

Process of Application

Please fill in the online application for here, if there are any queries email streetnaming@tameside.gov.uk or call 0161 342 3917.

The Council will process the application as necessary and send to the Royal Mail to create the new addresses. A letter of confirmation will be emailed to the developer and to all the interested third parties i.e. emergency services, council tax, utilities etc…

The Street Naming and Numbering Officer will notify the developer if there are any costs involved. Payment must be made prior to any changes.

If there is missing information from the form, it will be emailed back to the developer to complete. This can lead to an increase in time taken to complete the process.