Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development introduced a report on an updated street and building naming and numbering policy, enabling the Council to continue to meet its statutory duties and, at the same time, providing clear guidance to developers and residents.

The Cabinet Member advised that the Council’s Policy Task Group had assisted in the development of the proposals, which would include a digital directory of street names explaining any heritage links.  The intention was for officers from Be First and the Council’s Heritage Service to engage with residents, with support from the Citizens Alliance Network (BD CAN), on the themes they would want to see celebrated through the borough’s regeneration projects and developments.  Those themes would be reflected in an Approved Names List held for Fast Track Applications which would be reviewed annually, while there would also be a Bespoke route for developers of large-scale developments where alternative names were proposed.  The policy also set out the criteria for naming streets or buildings after a deceased person and the fees to be charged for the naming of new streets / buildings or a change of name, which would also be reviewed annually.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the Street Naming and Numbering Policy at Appendix A to the report and the proposed fees as set out in Appendix B to the report;

(ii)  Note the proposed approached to resident consultation and engagement in the naming of streets, as detailed in the report; and

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Inclusive Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, to make any non-material changes to the policy document prior to its publication.