Report to the Foredyke Area Committee Wards : Kingswood, North Carr, 18 March 2020 West Carr
Street Naming Decision
Report of the Assistant Director Digital and ICT, Digital Services, Finance and Transformation Directorate.
This item is not exempt Therefore exempt reasons are not applicable
This is a Non-Key Decision
1. Purpose of the Report and Summary
1.1 A Leader Decision Record dated May 2011 delegates to Area Committees all executive decisions on matters that exclusively affect their area. This allows Area Committees to deal with street naming requests within their boundaries.
1.2 This report makes recommendations about two new street names for a new residential development of 143 houses on Kingswood Parks, Parcel H26, Lumley Avenue, Kingston upon Hull.
2. Recommendations
2.1 That BERWICK DRIVE and ALNMOUTH CLOSE are agreed as street names for the new residential development of 143 houses on Kingswood Parks, Parcel H26, Lumley Avenue, Kingston upon Hull.
3. Reasons for Recommendations
3.1 This is a statutory function under the Public Health Act 1925 that has been delegated to Area Committees.
Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 1 of 10 3.2 The proposed names are suggested by the developer and are free from duplication or other concerns.
4. Impact on other Executive Committees (including Area Committees)
4.1 No impact on other Executive Committees.
This Development is wholly within the Foredyke Area Committee Boundary
5. Background
5.1 Street naming is carried out under the provisions of the British Standards BS7666-1:2006 and BS7666-2:2006. This is intended to provide a nationally consistent system for identifying each area of the country by address within a grid reference point.
5.2 The statutory provisions regarding street naming are found in Sections 17 – 19 of the Public Health Act 1925
5.3 The Council is contractually a member of the Public Services Mapping Agreement (PSMA) through which it receives all its mapping data, and the national Data Cooperation Agreement (DCA) which requires the Council to provide street and property data to a national hub in accordance with published nationally recognised Data Entry Conventions Documents.
5.4 Accurate meaningful and timely street naming is of critical importance to the emergency services in delivering their services.
5.5 In practical terms the Data Entry Conventions are interpreted by the Council so that street names and numbers comply with the following constraints:
• That a street will not normally be named after a living person except in exceptional circumstances. • Use of the names of the deceased must have acceptance from the family or estate administrators. Prior to use. • That streets would not normally be named after a locality, town or settlement; • That street names would not normally duplicate another name in use either within the boundary or in the same post town, or in close proximity in an adjacent authority. • Names that construe marketing are not acceptable. • The use of numbers in street names which could be misconstrued should be avoided. e.g., 20 Seven Foot Lane sounds like 27 Foot Lane. • Cannot be longer than 100 characters. • Abbreviations should not be used other than St for Saint. • Pedestrian streets should only be suffixed Walk, Path, Way or Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 2 of 10 Mall. • Must not end in ‘s if it can be construed as possessive or plural.
5.6 Membership of the PSMA stipulates that naming proposals comply with these constraints, therefore the requirement is contractual rather than statutory.
6. Issues for Consideration
6.1 The Council’s street naming and addressing team received a request for addresses for a development of 143 Houses on a green field development site north of Grosvenor Road, Kingston upon Hull. This development will require two new street names. Access to the development will be from Grosvenor Road and Lumley Avenue.
Following consultation with the developer the street naming and numbering officer has suggested that the new streets be named in keeping with the history of the area. Recent development on the adjacent site took street names derived from historic sites in Northumberland.
The developer has proposed the following street names for the new streets following the same theme. None of the proposed street names are duplicated in Hull :
DUNSTANBURGH Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort.
Spelling or pronunciation might be an issue, e.g. berg, burg, boro, brough, etc. This proposal is acceptable with reservations.
ALNWICK Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. After Windsor Castle, it is the second largest inhabited castle in England. This proposal is acceptable.
LINDISFARNE The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, commonly known as either Holy Island or Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan of
Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 3 of 10 Lindisfarne, Cuthbert, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was re-established. A small castle was built on the island in 1550. This proposal is acceptable.
WARKWORTH Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval building in the village of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. Spelling or pronunciation might be an issue, e.g. Walkworf, Workwuff, etc. This proposal is acceptable with reservations.
AYDON Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. Possible confusion with Aidan and duplication of existing street name. i.e. St Aidan’s Way. We therefore do not recommend.
BERWICK Berwick-upon-Tweed sits at the most northerly tip of Northumberland, just 3 miles from the Scottish Border. The town of Berwick suffered centuries of conflict, as control of the town passed back and forward between England and Scotland until the late 17th century. Each crisis brought repairs and improvements to the fortifications, culminating in the great artillery ramparts begun in 1558. These survive largely intact and make Berwick one of the most important fortified towns of Europe.
This proposal is acceptable. The developer has stated a preference for this street name.
ALNMOUTH Alnmouth was established as a village by William de Vesci, the then local Norman magnate who was granted a charter in 1152 to hold court and establish a settlement on a 296 acres (120 ha) spit of land in the manor of Lesbury, presumably to establish a viable seaport. Once an important grain port, a ferocious storm on Christmas Eve in 1806 altered the course of the river, stranding the harbour and changing village life forever. The effects of the decline in port traffic were offset by a new role for the village, as a holiday and second-home resort.
This proposal is acceptable. The developer has stated a preference for this street name.
BIDDLESTONE Biddlestone Chapel is a redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone, Northumberland, England. The lower parts of the structure, a former pele tower, are designated as a Scheduled
Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 4 of 10 Monument. This proposal is acceptable.
THIRLWALL Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Hexham. It was built in the 12th century, and later strengthened using stones from nearby Hadrian's Wall. This proposal is acceptable.
ELSDON Elsdon Castle was a motte-and-bailey fortification built in the late eleventh century to dominate the pre-Conquest administrative centre of Redesdale. By the early fifteenth century a pele tower had been built at Elsdon and this evolved into a substantial Tower House. This proposal is acceptable.
HARBOTTLE Harbottle Castle was built by the Umfraville family to assist in securing the border against Scottish expansionism. The castle was attacked on numerous occasions prompting regular upgrades which converted it into a substantial fortress. This proposal is acceptable.
TOSSON Tosson Tower and Woodhouses Bastle, The remains of this fortified Pele Tower and Bastle can be found on the south side of Great Tosson. The Tower was built in the 14th or 15th century as protection against the bands of raiders who attacked the borderlands. Spelling or pronunciation might be an issue. e.g. Tow-son or Toss-on? This proposal is acceptable with reservations.
The Developers have stated a preference for Berwick and Alnmouth for the two new street names.
The proposed street names BERWICK DRIVE and ALNMOUTH CLOSE are acceptable to the Street naming officer and meet the Data Entry Standards.
7. Options and Risk Assessment
7.1 Choose two of the names suggested by the developer in 6.1, at the developer’s invitation.
7.2 Object to any or all of the names.
Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 5 of 10 7.3 Not select a name.
8. Risk Assessment
Risks are
Opt 1: The names needs to comply with the Data Entry Conventions – this has been checked by the Business and Information Systems Operations Team and they are all satisfactory in this respect.
Opt 2: The Developer can appeal against the objection to the Magistrates Court – risk to objection being upheld is that the proposed name complies with the conventions therefore there was no justification in objecting and court costs have been incurred unnecessarily.
Opt 3: The developer may propose his own choice – risk is that the Committee does not like the developer’s own selection, mitigation is that an objection can be made, but implications are as Opt 2 above.
9. Consultation
9.1 Consultation has taken place with the developer who agreed the suggested choice of names.
10. Comments of the Town Clerk (Monitoring Officer)
10.1 The Council has power under S. 17 Public Health Act 1925 to object to the proposed naming of a street. In the event of an objection, the developer may appeal the Council’s decision to a magistrates court. In practice, if the proposed name complies with the Data Entry Conventions referred to above, there is no overriding reason to object to a proposal. Once a name has been selected, the Council has a duty under S. 19 of the same Act to ensure that a street nameplate is erected and subsequently maintained. [CA]
11. Comments of the Section 151 Officer
11.1 The Section 151 Officer notes the report and has no further comments.
12. Comments of Assistant Director of HR & OD and compliance with the Equality Duty
12.1 There are no staffing or equality issues identified in the report arising from the naming of streets.
Author: Status: Date: 10/03/2020 Page 6 of 10 13. Comments of Overview and Scrutiny
13.1 This decision has not been subject to pre-decision scrutiny. (Ref. Sc5406) 14. Comments of the Portfolio Holder
14.1 Not an Executive Decision
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Report of the Assistant Director Digital and ICT, Digital Services, Finance and Transformation Directorate
Contact Officer: Steve Philips – GIS / Data Solutions Officer Telephone No.: 01482 614582
Officer Interests: None
Background Documents: - A list of background documents must be included. These documents are then available (if not exempt) for public inspection.
H26_Layout.jpg - Draft layout identifying the proposed roads.
Northern_Area_Masterplan_H26.pdf - Site Location plan.
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