Re: [Talk-GB] Street Names

[Dave F.]

On 30/12/2010 11:57, Andy Berry wrote:

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From: "Andy Berry" >

Date: 27 Dec 2010 17:51
Subject: Street Names
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The Street Naming and Numbering Authority is the local council. They 
decide and name the streets, They are also responsible for name 
plates, but sometimes mistakes are made by the sign maker.
Royal Mail PAF is made up by the post men, although they are informed 
by the local council, but PAF has no legal standing. Ordnance Survey 
use PAF to create Address Layer 2, as its designed to be a postal 
address file for the postmen to deliver letters. The Land Registry 
use Address Layer 2 to determine their road name. Hopefully this will 
all be sorted out in the next couple of years with the creation of a 
national address database, created between Local Councils and 
Ordnance Survey. It looks like Royal Mail will be sidelined as they 
just make the names up.

Hope this helps


Yes it does, thanks.

Cheers
Dave F.
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[Talk-GB] Street Names

[Andy Berry]

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From: "Andy Berry" 
Date: 27 Dec 2010 17:51
Subject: Street Names
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The Street Naming and Numbering Authority is the local council. They decide
and name the streets, They are also responsible for name plates, but
sometimes mistakes are made by the sign maker.
Royal Mail PAF is made up by the post men, although they are informed by the
local council, but PAF has no legal standing. Ordnance Survey use PAF to
create Address Layer 2, as its designed to be a postal address file for the
postmen to deliver letters. The Land Registry use Address Layer 2 to
determine their road name. Hopefully this will all be sorted out in the next
couple of years with the creation of a national address database, created
between Local Councils and Ordnance Survey. It looks like Royal Mail will be
sidelined as they just make the names up.
Hope this helps
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