Decision details

To agree to adopt a scheme of charging for the addressing of new properties, for the re-addressing of existing properties when requested and appropriate and for responding to miscellaneous postal address enquiries.

To enable the recovery of the Council’s costs in delivering these discretionary services pursuant to Section 93 of the Local Government Act 2003.

Resolved

(1)       That the fee charging scheme as detailed in Annexe A be adopted.

(2)       That current policy and guidance documents be amended so that both Cherwell District Council and South Northamptonshire Council utilise the same process and procedures.

(3)       That the scheme be implemented on 1 February 2018.

The Council has a policy to seek opportunities for new funding streams wherever possible.  This initiative is consistent with that policy and positively promotes it.

The proposal will recover the Council’s costs in providing this service.

Technically, the street naming and numbering service is a discretionary service.  However, this service cannot be delivered by another party and to discontinue it would quickly result in significant reputational loss to the Council.  Resultant chaos within the development sector would quickly ensue whilst all newly built properties become occupied without official addresses.

Not to implement a charging scheme would be a lost funding opportunity.