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Streets – types of street / Conventions
5.3.1 Introduction
Overview of the conventions structure for recording the four types of street and related data in the LSG.
5.3.2 Type 1 street
Conventions for recording a Type 1 street, which is a named street with an officially designated street name.
5.3.3 Overlapping streets on a Type 1 street
Conventions for handling situations where multiple street records overlap on the same Type 1 street.
5.3.4 Type 2 street
Conventions for recording a Type 2 street, which is an officially described street without a formal name.
5.3.5 Type 3 street
Conventions for recording a Type 3 street, which is a numbered street identified by a street number.
5.3.6 Type 4 street
Conventions for recording a Type 4 street, which is an unofficial or descriptive street not officially named or numbered.
5.3.7 Street description data
Conventions for populating street description fields including locality, town name, and administrative area.
5.3.8 Cycle routes
Conventions for recording cycle routes as street records in the gazetteer.
5.3.9 Terraces
Conventions for recording terraces and how they relate to the street they are part of.
5.3.10 Permissive paths
Conventions for recording permissive paths, which are not public rights of way but allow public access by agreement.