[tomn]

The actual standard (well, the previous version, BS 7666-1:2006) does contain that wording, but also says:

> Abbreviations and punctuation shall not be used unless they appear in the designated name, e.g. “Dr Newton’s Way”, and only single spaces shall be used.

Given that "alphanumeric" is vague, not defined, and prominently contradicted, I'd say it's quite clear that they can't really blame it on BS 7666.

The council probably have some horrible CSV-infested GIS workflow, and have decided to change reality to avoid the bugs.

[graypegg]

Ahhh I was looking for something like that! Good find.

So, even worse than imagined... it's an ambiguous standard blamed for a bad implementation of that standard.