5.1.1
This section outlines the requirements for the creation and maintenance of Streets for gazetteer purposes to the GeoPlace implementation of BS 7666-1:2006.
5.1.2
In a two-tier government structure, that is District and County Councils, the LHA function at County Council level is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the LSG and ASD under NRSWA.
5.1.3
In a Unitary Council, the LHA function is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the LSG and ASD under NRSWA.
5.1.4
However, increasingly, gazetteer teams are taking over the maintenance of LSGs and ASD through effective links with LHA functions and LLPG and SNN functions. These teams are often in different parts of an authority, for example in the Corporate GIS, Planning or Highways function.
5.1.5
The NRSWA defines a Street as … "the whole or part of any of the following, irrespective of whether it is a thoroughfare –
a) Any highway, road, lane, footway, alley or passage,
b) Any square or court and
c) Any land laid out as a way whether it is for the time being formed as a way or not
Where a street passes over a bridge or through a tunnel, references in this Part to the street include that bridge or tunnel…”
5.1.6
If there is a difference between BS7666 and the NRSWA definition, the latter must be used because the legal definition takes precedence over the standard.
5.1.7
The creation of the Street and the allocation of the Street Name is the responsibility of the SNN Authority. This function is carried out at District Council level in a two-tier structure and must be fully integrated with the LLPG function in both Unitary and District Councils.
5.1.8
When new Records are created, the SNN Officer must work closely with the Authority Street Custodian through the Authority Address Custodian to ensure all parties agree locality and town descriptions.