New Properties Get Flying Start

17 August 2007, 10:52am

Government has said that it wants to see 3 million new family homes built by 2020. Apart from the expected role of local authorities have in planning and building control, there is one other little known aspect they look after - that is the names of the streets and the numbering of houses and flats.

Apart from the complexities of agreeing street names and getting appropriate numbering schemes (councils wouldn't want to name a street after a notable person who is later shamed for one reason, and yes people still do have an issue with the purchase of number 13), you wouldn't have thought there would be an issue....

But there is an issue if you are trying to order things electronically or need a credit rating or trying to have furniture delivered to a brand new property. Indeed insurance companies cannot organise cover unless they have a valid address. Plus the Post Office needs to know where to deliver your post.

Step forward local government's very own national system of producing names and numbers for property, from the Improvement and Development Agency, called NLPG 'Advance'. Building on the success of a seven year project to build and maintain a definitive list of addresses by local government. Local councils will now have the ability to distribute new address information via the NLPG Advance online facility to the 40 or so different organisations a typical council informs of new properties. This service will make the process more efficient for all address users.

The NLPG process also provides standardised information on properties for use by other public bodies, such as the police and fire services.
New Properties Get Flying Start

Government has said that it wants to see 3 million new family homes built by 2020. Apart from the expected role of local authorities have in planning and building control, there is one other little known aspect they look after - that is the names of the streets and the numbering of houses and flats.

Apart from the complexities of agreeing street names and getting appropriate numbering schemes (councils wouldn't want to name a street after a notable person who is later shamed for one reason, and yes people still do have an issue with the purchase of number 13), you wouldn't have thought there would be an issue....

But there is an issue if you are trying to order things electronically or need a credit rating or trying to have furniture delivered to a brand new property. Indeed insurance companies cannot organise cover unless they have a valid address. Plus the Post Office needs to know where to deliver your post.

Step forward local government's very own national system of producing names and numbers for property, from the Improvement and Development Agency, called NLPG 'Advance'. Building on the success of a seven year project to build and maintain a definitive list of addresses by local government. Local councils will now have the ability to distribute new address information via the NLPG Advance online facility to the 40 or so different organisations a typical council informs of new properties. This service will make the process more efficient for all address users.

The NLPG process also provides standardised information on properties for use by other public bodies, such as the police and fire services.

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