Postcodes
We are not responsible for the allocation of postcodes, so these will not be included on documents until we have heard back from Royal Mail (See below).
Postcodes are created by Royal Mail. They are a sorting and routing instruction for Royal Mail to deliver items of mail quickly and accurately. Royal Mail will only allocate a postcode once they have been notified by the council of a new postal address. Copies of our new address documents are sent to Royal Mail’s Address Management Unit who then allocate postcodes.
Activate a postcode
After Royal Mail allocate a postcode they add the new postal address into the Not Yet Built file (NYB). Only when a new property is built, occupied and can receive post, will Royal Mail update the address from the NYB file to the Postcode Address file (PAF).
https://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/New_home_flyer_v0.2_KK_updated.pdf
Postcode Finder - Find an address | Royal Mail Group Ltd
https://business.help.royalmail.com/app/webforms/addressdevelopment/track/
Ring Royal Mail on 03456 011 110 Option 3 then Option 1 to update an address from NYB to PAF.
National Address Gazetteer
Every new address and road name we create goes into our master address database, the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG). Every night our LLPG updates the National Address Gazetteer (NAG) to help fire, police and other government agencies work together to provide efficient services.
Nameplates
The owner/developer is responsible for the proper provision of street nameplates for new streets.
Street Nameplate Specification
South Kesteven District Council maintain and provide replacement street name plates for roads officially named and adopted by Lincolnshire County Council.