4.3.1.1
An SNN Authority must not create a Street Name similar to or the same as one which already exists if any of the following conditions apply to the Street Name:
- It is in use in the same locality.
- It is in use in the same town.
- It is in use in the same post town.
- It is in use in the same town or post town within a neighbouring SNN Authority’s administrative area.
The purpose of this is to avoid confusion, for example, resultant Street Names could be identical in every way including post town.
4.3.1.2
Checks must be made to ascertain if any of the above conditions apply. Consideration must be given to the identification of properties on the new Street Name for the purposes of other service delivery users and in particular, the emergency services to ensure there is no ambiguity when the new Street Name is added to the existing Street Records.
4.3.1.3
Streets in close proximity should not be assigned the same name with a different suffix, for example “Birch Road”, “Birch Avenue”, “Birch Park” and “Birch Crescent”.