More than 50 parish councils are involved in neighbourhood planning in Northumberland. Here you will find information about every neighbourhood plan in the County.
Formal 'making' of the Acomb Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Acomb Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 12 February 2019. Now that the neighbourhood plan is formally 'made', it becomes part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Acomb neighbourhood area will need to be made in accordance with the plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Acomb Neighbourhood Plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Neighbourhood Plan Review Allendale Parish Council has taken the decision to review its neighbourhood plan. For further information about this please contact the Parish Council. Details are on their website: Northumberland Association of Local Councils | Allendale Parish Council (northumberlandparishes.uk)
Neighbourhood Plan Review
Formal 'making' of the Belford Parish Neighbourhood Plan
In line with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, the Council has prepared a Regulation 16 Adoption Statement for the Neighbourhood Plan.
Result of Referendum
We are considering the recommendations made by the independent examiner in discussion with the Parish Council before deciding whether the plan should progress to referendum.
Formal 'making' of the Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan
The Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan was successful at referendum on Thursday 5 October 2023. The declaration of result is set out below:
Declaration of Result
Notice of Referendum
The Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 5 October 2023 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum can be found below:
Referendum
The County Council considers that the Plan, as modified, meets the basic conditions as set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that the Plan complies with provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Accordingly, the Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan, as modified, will proceed to a local referendum on Thursday 5 October 2023. The Plan will now be given significant weight in decision making.
The Referendum version of the Plan and related documents are available below:
The Information Statement provides full information for voters.
Independent Examination
The independent examination of the Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was received on 23 June 2023.
The publicity period for the Submission Draft Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan ended on 31 May 2023. Christopher Collison was appointed to carry out the independent examination of the draft Plan. The examination began on 5 June 2023. The county council and Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council received a set of questions for clarification from the Independent Examiner on 5 June 2023. The questions and responses can be viewed below:
Publicity of submission draft Plan
Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Broomhaugh & Riding Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The County Council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Thursday 13 April 2023 and ending at 5pm on Wednesday 31 May 2023. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk . The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
The following evidence base documents are also being made available:
Regulation 14 Publicity and Consultation
Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan, which is currently subject to consultation in accordance with statutory requirements, for the period Tuesday 1 November - Tuesday 13 December 2002. The draft Plan and supporting documents can be viewed on the Broomhaugh and Riding Parish Council website. The draft Neighbourhood Plan is therefore a material consideration in the determination of planning applications, although it may be afforded little weight at this stage.
Designation of Neighbourhood Area
An application by Broomhaugh and Riding Parish Council to designate the civil parish of Broomhaugh and Riding as a Neighbourhood Area was approved by Northumberland County Council on 21 October 2020. Details of this application and the decision can be found below:
Formal 'making' of the Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' on 6 August 2024 and is part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Parish will need to be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published.
Notice of Referendum The Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 18 July 2024 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
Referendum The County Council considers that the Plan, as modified, meets the basic conditions as set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that the Plan complies with provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Accordingly, the Plan may proceed to referendum. The County Council is satisfied that the referendum area shall be the Eglingham Neighbourhood Area which comprises the civil parish of Eglingham. The Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan, as modified, will now proceed to a local referendum on 18 July 2024. The Plan will now be given significant weight in decision making. The Referendum version of the Plan and related documents are available below:
Formal 'making' of the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' on 18 September 2024 and is part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Parish will need to be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published.
Result of Referendum A referendum on the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 29 August 2024. The declaration of result is set out below:
Notice of Referendum The Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 29 August 2024 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum can be found below:
Referendum The County Council considers that the Plan, as modified, meets the basic conditions as set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that the Plan complies with provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Accordingly, the Plan may proceed to referendum. The County Council is satisfied that the referendum area shall be the Hauxley Neighbourhood Area which comprises the civil parish of Hauxley. The Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan, as modified, will now proceed to a local referendum on Thursday 29 August 2024. The Plan will now be given significant weight in decision making. The Referendum version of the Plan and related documents are available below:
Independent Examination The independent examination of the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was received on 14 May 2024.
The independent examination of the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan formally began on 08 April 2024. This was confirmed in an initial letter from the Examiner to Northumberland County Council and Hauxley Parish Council. The letter is available below:
The publicity period for the Submission Draft Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan ended on 18 March 2024. Christopher Collison has been appointed to carry out the Independent Examination of the draft Plan.
Publicity of submission draft Plan Hauxley Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Hauxley Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Hauxley Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The county council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Monday 5 February and ending at 4pm on Monday 18 March 2024. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk. The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Formal 'making' of the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 09 October 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Longhorsley neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 23 August 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 23 August 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
The independent examination of the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 02 May 2018.
Publicity of submission draft Plan Lowick Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Lowick Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Lowick Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The county council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Wednesday 9 November 2022 and ending at 4pm on Thursday 22 December 2022. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk. The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Neighbourhood area designation application Lowick Parish Council applied to Northumberland County Council to designate the civil parish of Lowick as a neighbourhood area, with the express purpose of preparing a neighbourhood development plan. The application was approved by Northumberland County Council on 19 June 2015 following a period of publicity between 15 May 2015 and 12 June 2015. Details of this application can be found below:
Independent examination The independent examination of the Morpeth neighbourhood development plan has now been completed. The examination report was published on 29 September 2015 and is available via the link below:
Consultation on submission plan Morpeth Town Council, in partnership with Hebron, Hepscott, Mitford and Pegswood parish councils, submitted their proposed plan to Northumberland County Council and this was publicised from 19 June 2015 to 3 August 2015. The written comments submitted during this publicity period were passed to the person appointed to carry out the independent examination of the proposed plan. To view the submission version of the plan, click on the link below:
Neighbourhood area application Following a formal boundary review which was approved by Northumberland County Council and which came into force on 1 April 2024, the parish boundaries of Hebron, Hepscott and Morpeth have been modified. Firstly, the order alters the area of the parish of Hebron and transfers the area to the parish to Morpeth. Secondly, the order alters the area of the parish of Morpeth and transfers the area to the parish of Hebron.Thirdly, the order alters the area of the parish of Hepscott and transfers the area to the parish of Morpeth and Morpeth Stobhill ward of that parish. This change does not affect the overall neighbourhood area but a new map has been produced to show the extent of the individual parishes:
The Morpeth neighbourhood area was designated on 28 June 2013. All the details relating to this designation can be found below.
Morpeth neighbourhood plan website Further information on the Morpeth neighbourhood development plan can be found on the Morpeth neighbourhood plan website.
Formal 'making' of the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' on 15 December 2023 and is part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Parish will need to be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
Decision Statement
The made version of the Neighbourhood Plan can be viewed by clicking on the link below:
The Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan was successful at referendum. The declaration of result is set out below:
Declaration of result
The Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 23 November 2023 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum can be found below:
Notice of Poll (including situation of Polling Stations)
The county council considers that the Plan, as modified, meets the basic conditions as set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that the Plan complies with provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Accordingly, the Plan may proceed to referendum. The county council is satisfied that the referendum area shall be the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area which comprises the civil parish of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. The Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan, as modified, will now proceed to a local referendum on 23 November 2023. The Plan will now be given significant weight in decision making. The Referendum version of the Plan and related documents are available below:
Post-examination modifications
The independent examination of the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the independent examiner was received on 26 June 2023.
The county council has considered the recommendations made by the independent examiner and proposes to accept all but one of the recommendations.
The county council is required to notify persons previously consulted about the Plan and those who made representations on the submission version of the Plan. The changes proposed to policies are set out in the notification document below.
Proposed modifications notification document
Newbiggin by the Sea Plan Post-Examination Consultation Version
Newbiggin by the Sea Policies Map Post Examination Consultation Version
Report of the Independent Examiner
Independent Examination The publicity period for the Submission Draft Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan ended on 31 March 2023. Nigel McGurk was appointed to carry out the independent examination of the draft Plan. The examination began on 4 May 2023. The county council and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council received a set of questions for clarification from the Independent Examiner on 4 May 2023. The questions and responses can be viewed below:
Click here to view the questions from the Examiner (4 May 2023)
Click here to view the response from the Town Council (16 May 2023)
Click here to view the representations made on the submission draft plan.
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination.
The county council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination.
In accordance with the regulations, the county council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Thursday 16 February 2023 and ending at 5pm on Friday 31 March 2023. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk . The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan - Submission Draft
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan Policies Map - Submission Draft
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan Policies Map Inset - Submission Draft
Basic Conditions Statement
Consultation Statement
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Habitats Regulations Assessment
Local Green Space background paper
Housing Needs Assessment
Housing Sites Assessment
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan. The Town Council consulted on this draft plan in June-August 2022. The draft Plan and supporting documents can be viewed on the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council website.
The draft Neighbourhood Plan is therefore a material consideration in the determination of planning applications, although it may be afforded little weight at this stage.
An application by Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council to designate the civil parish of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea as a neighbourhood area was approved by Northumberland County Council on 7 February 2018.
Details of this application and the decision can be found below:
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area Application
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area Decision Report
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area Decision Document
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Neighbourhood Area Map
Formal 'making' of the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan Following the successful referendum, the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 10 July 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 24 May 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 24 May 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
Approval for Referendum The North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan has successfully been passed by an independent examiner; the Plan will now proceed to a local referendum. Northumberland County Council considers that this Plan meets the necessary legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to local referendum, which will take place on Thursday 24 May 2018. The Referendum version of the Plan and all specified documents are available below:
Hard copies of all of the above specified documents are also available for inspection at:
Independent Examination The independent examination of the North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 22 February 2018.
During the Independent Examination, the County Council and Qualifying Body had correspondence with the Independent Examiner in response to requests for clarification of some matters and confirmation of administrative procedures. This information is included below:
Publicity of submission draft Plan North Sunderland Parish Council, as a qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the North Northumberland Coastal Area neighbourhood area, submitted the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan to the county council for independent examination in November 2017. In accordance with the regulations, the county council was required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents were available for public inspection for eight weeks between Wednesday 20 December and 4pm on Friday 09 February 2018. The Submission Draft Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) screening report Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a way of ensuring that the environmental implications of policies are taken into account before plans are brought into force. The need for environmental assessment of plans and programmes is set out in legislation. The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report is available below:
Formal 'making' of the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 11 September 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Stannington neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 19 July 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The Stannington Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 19 July 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum can be found below:
The independent examination of the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 24 April 2018.
The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report relating to the Stannington neighbourhood plan is available to download via the link below:
Formal 'making' of the Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' on 6 August 2024 and is part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Parish will need to be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published.
Result of Referendum A referendum on the Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 11 July 2024. The declaration of result is set out below:
Notice of Referendum The Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 11 July 2024 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
Referendum The County Council considers that the Plan, as modified, meets the basic conditions as set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and that the Plan complies with provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Accordingly, the Plan may proceed to referendum. The County Council is satisfied that the referendum area shall be the Warkworth Neighbourhood Area which comprises the civil parish of Warkworth. The Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan, as modified, will now proceed to a local referendum on 11 July 2024. The Plan will now be given significant weight in decision making. The Referendum version of the Plan and related documents are available below:
Independent Examination The independent examination of the Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 03 April 2024.
Independent Examination The County Council and Warkworth Parish Council received a set of questions for clarification from the Independent Examiner on 27 February 2024. The questions and responses can be viewed below:
A schedule of all representations received during the Regulation 16 publicity period can be viewed below:
Publicity of submission draft Plan Warkworth Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Warkworth Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Warkworth Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The county council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection from Friday 22 December 2023 until 4pm on Wednesday 14 February 2024. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk. The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Formal 'making' of the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 13 November 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
Now that the neighbourhood plan is formally 'made', it becomes part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Whittington neighbourhood area will need to be made in accordance with the plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The final Whittington neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 04 October 2018. The declaration of result is set out below:
Referendum The Whittington Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 04 October 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
The independent examination of the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 05 July 2018.
The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report relating to the Whittington neighbourhood plan is available to download via the link below:
In line with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, the Council has prepared a Regulation 16 Adoption Statement for the Wooler Neighbourhood Plan.
Publicity of submission draft Plan Acklington Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Acklington Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Acklington Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The County Council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Monday 8 July 2024 and ending at 5pm on Tuesday 20 August 2024. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk. The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
A number of background documents were also submitted alongside the Neighbourhood Plan. These can be accessed below:
Regulation 14 Consultation
Neighbourhood Plan Progress
Neighbourhood Area Designation
Neighbourhood Plan Progress For information about the Plan, please visit the Blyth Town Council website: About the Council | Blyth Town Council Neighbourhood area designation application Blyth Town Council applied to the county council seeking designation of the parish as a new neighbourhood area. The application was approved by Northumberland County Council on 7 April 2022. Details of this application and the decision can be found below:
Independent Examination The independent examination of the Cresswell Neighbourhood Plan commenced on 19 August 2024.
Publicity of submission draft Plan Cresswell Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Cresswell Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Cresswell Neighbourhood Plan to Northumberland County Council for Independent Examination. The County Council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination. In accordance with the regulations, the County Council is required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents will be available for public inspection for six weeks commencing Tuesday 14 May 2024 and ending at 4pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan or supporting documents. Representations may be made by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@northumberland.gov.uk. The Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Neighbourhood Plan Progress For information about the Plan, please visit the Ellingham Parish Council website: News | Ellingham Parish Council (northumberlandparishes.uk) Neighbourhood Area designation application Ellingham Parish Council applied to designate the civil parish of Ellingham as a neighbourhood area, with the express purpose of preparing a neighbourhood plan. The application was approved on 25 April 2016 following a period of publicity between 18 March 2016 and 18 April 2016.
Details of this application can be found below:
Humshaugh Parish Council, as the qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the Humshaugh Neighbourhood Area, has submitted the Humshaugh Neighbourhood Plan to the County Council for Independent Examination.
The County Council is satisfied that the submission is complete and complies with legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to independent examination.
Neighbourhood Plan Progress For information about the Plan, please visit the Parish Council website: Neighbourhood Plan – Newton on the Moor and Swarland Parish Council (newtonswarlandpc.org.uk)
The application was approved on 12 January 2024 following a period of publicity between 20 November 2023 and 5 January 2024.
Details can be found below:
Neighbourhood Plan Progress For information about neighbourhood planning in Rennington, please visit the Parish Council website: Documents | Rennington Parish Council (northumberlandparishes.uk) Designation of Neighbourhood Area
Neighbourhood Plan Progress For information about neighbourhood planning in Whittingham, Callaly & Alnham, please visit the Parish Council website: Documents | Whittingham Callaly & Alnham Parish Council (northumberlandparishes.uk)
Designation of neighbourhood area An application by the Parish Council to designate the civil parish of Whittingham, Callaly and Alnham as a 'neighbourhood area' was approved by Northumberland County Council on 18 March 2022.