The Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan is a plan for both the town and adjoining parishes of Hebron, Hepscott, Mitford and Pegswood prepared and adopted in 2016. Neighbourhood Plans are prepared by the local community, and they set out policies and proposals for development and change in the local area which the community has agreed to. They have legal force and are used by the County Council in planning and decision making for Morpeth, Hebron, Hepscott, Mitford and Pegswood. The plan has been successful, but changes are needed to reflect changes in National Planning Policy, climate change, the Northumberland Local Plan which is now in force, and changes in the matters which the plan covers such as housing and the environment.
