Issue - meetings

To consider a review of the Council’s Street Naming Policy.

(Report attached)

The Committee received a report which sought approval for a revised policy on Street Naming and Numbering for the Borough.

Officers outlined changes to the report that had been made following pre-scrutiny by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at their meeting on 14th February 2012.

Officers were asked to notify Ward Members of any post code changes made by Royal Mail within their Wards.

RESOLVED that

1)         the revised policy on Street Naming and Numbering, as attached to the report at Appendix 1 and 2, be approved and adopted;

2)         authority be delegated to the Head of Business Transformation or Executive Director, Planning & Regeneration, to carry out all functions relating to the addressing process, as appropriate and as now detailed in the revised Policy;

3)         the Scheme of Delegation to Officers be updated accordingly; and

4)         Mr Norman Neasom, a significant local artist, be added to the list of potential street names.