Street naming

As part of the development process, developers are responsible for naming the new streets they create. Developers must apply to us for approval of street names.

Proposed names are assessed against the City Plan Land Development Guidelines SC6.11.4.27, the Australian Standards for Rural and Urban Addressing AS4819:2011.

Our policies and procedures ensure that:

• Emergency Services can easily locate properties in an emergency
• names comply with Federal, State, and Local government requirements so that residents can easily navigate around our city.

Street names must not be:

• offensive or likely to give offence
• difficult to pronounce
• deemed incongruous (out of place)
• contain slang words.

To learn more, visit How addresses are determined.

Street naming for new roads

You must submit an application for all new streets or street extensions of public and private roads. Applications must be lodged before the Operational works approval, so the new road names are labelled on the approved drawings. No fees apply. Applications will be assessed within 20 business days of lodgement.

Renaming of existing streets

Occasionally, Council may need to rename an existing street. We have the authority under Local Law 11 (Roads and Malls) 2008 to rename a street or part of a street. Residents of the affected street are notified before any change occurs.

A member of the public can request the renaming of an existing street. However, a Street Renaming Survey form must be signed by at least 50% of the property owners in the street before a renaming application will be considered.

Naming a new street

Use this application to apply for street naming of new roads. Applications must be lodged before the Operational works approval, so the new road names are labelled on the approved drawings. No fees apply. Applications will be assessed within 20 business days of lodgement.

Applications must be submitted online.