Street Naming Consultation SNN1961D - Land off Gardener Street

Consultation for Street Naming

Following years of a hiatus in the development of the 70 homes (WD/2015/0090/MAO and WD/2018/1584/MRM) at the land behind and around the Lime Cross football pitch sports ground, due to outstanding solutions needing to be found for discharge surface water, this issue has now been resolved (WD/2024/2257/MAJ).

Three new street names for the development of, are being sought by Wealden District Council.

We are advised that, (taken from WDC Street Naming and Numbering Policy):

3.1. The Council follows the criteria below when registering new street names:

The duplication of names or names similar to those already in use in a town, village or in the same postcode area must be avoided. A variation in the suffixes (e.g. Road and Avenue etc.) will not be accepted as a sufficient reason to duplicate a street name.

Wherever possible, street names should reflect the geography or history of the site or area. Where several streets are involved, a theme linking the names must be used to help identify an area.

Street names should not be difficult to pronounce or awkward to spell, and should not cause offence on grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, belief & faith and disability.

The use of a name relating to a living person is not permitted under this policy.

The use of a name relating to a deceased person may be permitted providing the individual has been deceased, usually for at least 20 years, and has a significant local or historical connection to the area. Written permission from the family of the deceased must be obtained before it can be considered.

Marketing names will not always become the registered street name and prospective purchasers should be made aware of this

So – due to the location of the development that lies between the Cricket and Bowls Clubs and the Football Club, Wealden have suggested sports related references, such as Umpire Way, Wicket Avenue etc and have asked for thoughts and further suggestions on these.

Alternatively, WDC have invited further suggestions that they will check against their database for suitability.

One early alternative suggestion is to base names on the night skies, bearing in mind our rural nature and the nearby observatory!

Please submit any suggestions to Clerk@herstmonceuxparish.org.uk

The Parish Council will look at responses at their meeting later this month.