Our corporate address management procedure
Our corporate address management procedure document below sets out the procedures for the allocation, management and use of all addresses.
You need to register a new road name or postal address if you want to:
- Build new houses, commercial or industrial premises
- Convert existing buildings to create new accommodation
- Rename or renumber an existing building
- You must register a postal address when you receive building and planning regulation approval.
How to register a new address
Download and complete the street name request form below.
Costs
Street naming and numbering |
2025/26 charge (VAT not applicable) |
| Renaming of a new road (per road) | £310 |
| Renaming of an existing road - where requested by developers/residents (per road) | £310 |
| Alteration of a road name for an unoccupied street | £310 |
| Repositioning of street name on new development | £310 |
| Naming of a dwelling (per property) | £140 |
| Renaming of an existing dwelling (per property) | £140 |
| Street numbering - including flats, apartments etc. (per plot) | £85 |
| Numbering of a new dwelling (per property) | £85 |
| Plot numbering of a new development (per plot) | £85 |
| Renumbering scheme for occupied dwellings (per plot) | £85 |
| Renumbering individual dwellings - including flats (per plot) | £85 |
| Addressing of new industrial zone | £310 |
| Numbering of industrial units (per unit) | £135 |
| Commercial building naming or renaming (per unit) | £235 |
| Charges to development layout after initial notification - residential or industrial (per change) | £110 |
| Confirmation of postal address for solicitors or conveyancers | £65 |
| Plot to postal chart | £85 |
Address approval process
Upon approval, we will inform statutory authorities, emergency services, and Royal Mail, the organization responsible for assigning postcodes, about the new address.
Once a building is assigned an address, owners or occupants must ensure the name or number is clearly visible from the street. Failure to do so or using an unapproved name or number may result in enforcement action.
Accompany your form with plans showing the following:
- Your development about any existing streets and the means of access
- A plan of the development clearly marked with the plot numbers
- An internal layout plan, if appropriate (for example, for a block of apartments). The main entrance to the block should be clearly marked.
Send your form to
Post
Planning and Building Control
Knowsley Council
Nutgrove Villa
Westmorland Road
L36 6GA