Northumberland National Park covers 20 per
cent of the land area of Northumberland County - 405 square miles
(105,000 hectares) of hills and valleys, taking in the Hadrian’s
Wall World Heritage Site, North Tyne and Redesdale, Coquetdale and
the Cheviot Hills on the border with Scotland. It is officially the
country’s the most tranquil location and is the source of four of
its purest rivers.
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The National Park is managed by a stand-alone
local authority, Northumberland National Park Authority, to
which the County Council appoints 6 members. The remainder of
the Authority’s 22 members comprise 6 elected parish councillors
and 10 members appointed by the Secretary of State of whom 2 must
live or work in the Park and two of whom represent wider urban and
regional interests.
Northumberland National Park Authority is the
planning authority for the Park and is also a regional planning
authority. Its Statutory Purposes and Duty for the area are to:
• conserve
and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of
the Park,
• promote
opportunities for public understanding and enjoyment of its special
qualities
• foster the
social and economic well-being of local communities
The National Park Authority and County Council
work closely on a number of shared and specialist services,
including on access and rights of way, jointly hosting the Joint
Local Access Forum for the National Park and County area.
For more detailed
information visit the National Park’s website
