Apply for a new street name or numbering

An application for a new street name or numbering for a development should include plans showing the proposed new roads and buildings with/without the suggested names for the development.  Subject to consultation with the Post Office and Emergency Services, Hartlepool Borough Council will give final approval for the naming and numbering of the development.

For details of where to send your application, see our contact details at the bottom of this page.

For more information see the guidance below:

Numbering streets and buildings

Naming streets and buildings

Renumbering or renaming streets and buildings - renaming/renumbering existing streets and buildings is normally only considered when changes occur which give rise (or are likely to give rise) to problems for the occupiers, Post Office, Emergency Services, etc.

Costs 

Large developments: £170.00 per new road name and £12.00 per plot

Small developments which do not include a new road name: £75.00 per property

Re-naming of a property: £35.00