When a new development is approved, the developer is required to provide names for all the new roads that have been created as part of the development.
To ensure the names of all Roads are selected, managed and controlled in a consistent manner, Council requests that a Road Name application be lodged for roads within new developments in the region.
The application process ensures that relevant external bodies (ie UBD, Department of Environment and Resource Management etc.) are notified as soon as a new road name has been adopted.
The applicant shall submit two (2) names for each road. In submitting names the applicant shall give reasons for the choice and pay particular attention to the following preferred categories:
Names that are not preferred are street names that:
The Council:
Council can provide advice or assistance with the selection of appropriate names for roads within a new development. Council can research the historic details of the property or local area and provide a few options such as names of the first settlers in the area or anything else that may be relevant.
All applications for approval of new road names should include the road layout plan (including any future road extensions) on A4 size paper. The new roads should be numbered (1, 2, 3 etc) for identification.
Council requires that the application for approval of new road names for new developments is submitted with the application for reconfiguring a lot. The approved new road names are also to be shown on the engineering drawings when these are submitted to Council for approval.
The Council maintains a road register where the the reasons for the selection of each road name are recorded for historical purposes.
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