The primary purpose of this function for Local Authorities is to facilitate easy identification of premises by, amongst others, the emergency services.

Developers can submit their plans online, by email or via post

See menu for downloadable forms.

All plans must include the following:-

• Total Number of Plots
• Proposed Street Name(s)
• Types of Property: Flats including number of storeys and flats per storey
• Door access to street
• Site Boundary
• Access Road
• North Arrow
• Plot Numbers

Once the developer has commenced building on site a plan will be passed via the Legal Section to the duty Street Numbering Officer . The officer will draft the street numbering scheme, this will then be distributed to all relevant parties.

To dispute an address or inform us of a problem, click here and follow the instructions on the screen

Once a street numbering scheme has been finalised and distributed, any amendments will result in charges being incurred by the developer. This includes changes to the number of plots, amalgamations or addition of plots, changes to the house types or repositioning of plots.

The charges are an administration fee of £75 plus £25 per plot that requires amending.

We also provide a service to house owners who wish to name a house or alter a housename. The charge for this is £25 and includes a listing on our Land and Property Gazetteer as well as notification being sent to all interested parties, including the emergency services.

Maps And Address-Based Information

Street Level - View dynamic maps and publicly available information held by Ashfield District Council and other organisations about properties in Ashfield.

Mole - Find an address, show your nearest Leisure Centres, interrogate the Ashfield Local Plan, locate industrial estates, and lots more with MOLE (Mapping Online Location Enquiry) service!

The Land Registry

Land Registry is the government department responsible for providing a state guarantee of ownership by registering land and property in England and Wales.

Local authorities send Land Registry these changes to update their records in the property register. However, Local Authorities are not permitted to send details of ownership to the Land Register, this has to be completed by the owner of the property.

Please see Land Registry website for details

Postcodes and Mail

Ashfield District Council is not responsible for issuing new postcodes, this is the responsibility of Royal Mail. Royal Mail, however, will not issue a postcode for a new street or property until requested to do so by the Council.

Postcodes for commercial premises are allocated in the same way as residential premises, but a large company or business can apply to Royal Mail for its own code - known as a large user code. Application for a large user code is the responsibility of the user, as they will know what volume of mail they generate

For more information please see the Royal Mail's website

The post office also offers a range of services on line including:-

Post Code Finder – Register free with the royal mail to find any post code in the UK , enabling mail to be sent and delivered quicker. Information on why the postcode is fundamental to the delivery of mail.
Report problems with mail going to the wrong address - if your mail is being delivered to the wrong address you can report this problem with the Royal Mail who will inform your local delivery office