STREET NAMING AND POSTAL NUMBERING

Local Councils are empowered to allocate postal numbers to houses and buildings in their district and to name any new road or street and in Ards, this function is carried out by the Building Control service.

Every effort is made to include developers in the process by inviting the applicant to submit suggestions of preferred names and possible alternatives. Councils have guidelines for this process and require that the name be based on, or derived from, names of adjoining roads, townland names or other local geographical or historical features. Only in exceptional circumstances will names that incorporate a person's name be considered.

Building Control Northern Ireland: www.buildingcontrol-ni.com

DOE Planning Service: Tel: 028 4461 8000, www.doeni.gov.uk

Lands and Property Services: www.lpsni.gov.uk