Applying for new postal addresses
How we process your application
Once we receive your application, we will check that the correct fee has been paid and will send you a receipt of payment, preferably via email. If a new street name(s) is (are) required, we will check that it does not conflict with existing street names in that postal town. We will also check that it meets our naming and numbering conventions.
We will consult the appropriate parish council and elected ward members as appropriate. This may take up to a month due to consultation requirements and meeting timetables. If required, we will allocate a numbering scheme during this time. This will be in accordance with our conventions. We will consult the Royal Mail to allocate postcodes for any new properties.
Once agreed with the relevant parish council/elected ward members, we will produce a completed document outlining the street naming and numbering scheme in terms of the developer's plot numbering, including postcodes as allocated by the Royal Mail. We will provide the developer with a copy of the delegation report, authorising the street naming if required.
The Land and Property Data Manager will then inform the Council Tax/NNDR Team, the Electoral Registration Team and the Refuse and Recycling Team.
We will publish the address in this website. The National Address Gazetteer will be updated within 24 hours of the new property being added to council's address register which will in turn inform a wide number of third parties such as Leicestershire County Council and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
Any marketing literature produced by the developer is done so at their own risk. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council accepts no liability for any costs or inconvenience resulting from incorrect issuing of non-official addresses. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council reserves the right to refuse unacceptable street naming/numbering suggestions, even if properties are already occupied.
Any grievance raised as a result of the developer providing incorrect address information should be directed towards the developer.
Last updated: 17/05/2023 09:53
