Who needs to contact us?
You must contact the council if you need to do any of the following:
- name new streets and pathways (parks are excluded)
- name new buildings (licensed premises and theatres are excluded)
- rename existing streets and buildings
- decide on numbering and renumbering of buildings.
Please note that streets will only be renamed in exceptional circumstances, usually only where specific advice has been received from the emergency services.
For new street or building names, the council is required to notify the occupiers of neighbouring buildings by putting up notices near the affected site. The statutory consultation period is one month. The council also consults the Fire Brigade, Ambulance Service and Royal Mail together with all Town Centre councillors. If any objections are received during this period that cannot be resolved by negotiation with the applicant, the matter will be referred to the appropriate Area Committee for decision.
All approved new or amended addresses are included in the Lambeth schedule of naming and numbering changes, a copy of which is sent to the Royal Mail, emergency services, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, other Council departments and other relevant organisations on a regular basis.