The address of a property is increasingly becoming a very
important issue. More organisations, postal and emergency
services, and the general public need an efficient means of
locating and referencing properties. Havant Borough Council is the
Street Naming and Numbering Authority for the administrative area
of Havant, which includes the towns of Waterlooville, Cowplain,
Purbrook, Havant, Hayling and Emsworth. It carries out these
functions under the provisions of the Public Health Act 1925
sections 17 -19.
Contacts:
Telephone: (023) 9244 6472
Can I name my house without contacting the Council?
If a property is already numbered, a property owner can
additionally name their property without contacting the Council as
long as it does not conflict with an existing property name in that
locality. The property name in this case will not
officially form part of the property address, and the property
number must still be displayed and referred to in any
correspondence; for example:
'My House' (not part of official
address)
1 My Road (official address)
Town
County
Postcode
You only need to seek permission from the Council if there is
no number allocated in the official address (i.e. if the property
has been allocated a name as part of its official
address).
How do I name my house?
In the case of addresses where there is no number allocated,
the allocated name does form part of the official address. In this
instance property owners wishing to change the property name need
to put their request in writing, stating their name, the present
full address of the property and state clearly their new preferred
name. Your request can then be e-mailed to
customer.services@havant.gov.uk
or posted to:
IT Support and Address Management Team
Environmental Services
Havant Borough Council
Civic Offices
Civic Centre Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AX
Telephone: (023) 9244 6472
Fax: (023) 9244 6588
We will contact Royal Mail to see if they have knowledge of a
similar named property in the locality. We check our information
systems and if the name is satisfactory, then the new address is
registered and you will be informed accordingly. If there is an
issue with your preferred name, we will request alternatives.
The property name change information is then sent to Royal
Mail, Emergency and Essential Services and internal departments. It
is the responsibility of property owners to inform their own
personal contacts etc.
This service may be chargeable at the current rate of £80 per
address.
I am developing a single property/small development- how do I
number properties?
If you are a developer of a new property (single or small
development), you should contact the Address Management team at the
address above as soon as you commence work on site. A single or
small development will usually be named or numbered into the
existing street.
If the property is within a numbered road, then often ABCs are
used along with the adjoining number (for example 12A, 12B,
12C...). If the street has named properties, then the development
plot numbers will be used initially to register the property
address and subsequently, when the new owner chooses a name, we
will follow our standard process of Property Name Change.
The information is then sent to public utilities, emergency
services, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Hampshire County Council,
and internal departments. You will also be sent a copy of the
registered address from which we would ask you to inform your
prospective purchasers of their new property address.
I am developing a large estate - how do I name new streets and
number properties?
If you are a developer of a large estate, you should contact
the Address Management team at the address above as soon as you
commence work on site so that we can process the naming of any new
streets and the numbering of your new properties without
delay.
We will check your suggested street names for duplication in
the local area and forward them to Royal Mail for consultation.
When we have an agreed name, we will then register the street
name/s and prepare a numbering schedule.
The information is then sent to public utilities, emergency
services, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Hampshire County Council,
and internal departments. You will also be sent a copy of the
naming and numbering schedule from which we would ask you to inform
all your prospective purchasers of their new property
address.
Where appropriate, you will be asked to provide new Street
nameplates and in some cases renew existing plates with the
addition of “leading to” legends.
What happens if a street needs renaming/renumbering?
On rare occasions it becomes necessary to rename or renumber a
street. This is usually only done as a last resort when:
- there is confusion over a street's name and/or numbering
- a group of residents are unhappy with their street name
- new properties are built in a street and there is a need for
other properties to be renumbered to accommodate the new
properties
- the number of named-only properties in a street is deemed to be
causing confusion for visitors, the delivery or emergency
services.
Existing residents will be contacted and their views taken
into account. We will then consult the Royal Mail for their
position on the issue. To change a street name we will ballot the
local residents on the issue. Hopefully there will be 100% support,
but we require at least a two-thirds majority to make the
change.
This a very time consuming process and we are only able to
progress one of these issues at any time. However if you think you
have a street naming issue, please contact us at the address
above.
This service may be chargeable at the current rate of £80 per
address .