Change of street name

Dear Mr Solca,

Thank you for your email below regarding the change of a street name.
 Officers are happy to respond to your email as part of usual business
rather than as a FOI request.  The officer concerned is Mr Paul Worledge,
Team Leader, Highway Development Management and who will arrange for a
response to your query.  Mr Worledge can be contacted by email on
[email address]

Kind regards,

Tracey Tomlinson
East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Bernard Solca To FOI requests at East
<[FOI #92985 email]> Riding of Yorkshire
Council
11/11/2011 17:20 <[East Riding of Yorkshire Council request email]>
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Subject Freedom of Information
request - Change of
street name

     Dear East Riding of Yorkshire Council,
    Can you please tell me who made the decision, when the decision was
    made and the reason why the decision was made to change the name of
    ‘The Covet’ (HU16 4SE) in Cottingham to ‘The Covert’? This was done
    without any consultation with the residents.
    The properties were built in the early 1990’s by Persimmon The area
    was known as ‘The Mews’. When the properties were sold the address
    had changed to The Covet.
    The Covet appeared on the street sign post.
    The deeds to the property refer to The Covet.
    The Valuation Department had the address as The Covet.
    The Land Registry had the properties listed as The Covet.
    For ten years Council Tax bills were addressed to The Covet
    When the highway was adopted by the council it was ‘The Covet’.
    Then one day the signposted name was changed from ‘The Covet’ to
    ‘The Covert’.
    Enquiries I made at the time produced the following response
    “Regarding the name ‘The Covert’ it would appear that the correct
    name for the cul-de-sac is in fact The Covert as currently
    signposted.” Which I think you will agree was not much of an
    explanation for the change after ten years being known as ‘The
    Covet’.
    What has prompted me to seek a fuller explanation now is a
    communication received from the Council this week addressed to ‘The
    Covet’.
   
    Yours faithfully,
    Bernard Solca
   
   

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