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Proximity beauty historic recreation tranquillity wildlife

MORPETH

Carlisle Park

Y

green heart of

town

gifted to town

by Earl of

Carlisle

Formal & informal. Play

area & paddling pool.

Tennis courts, bowling

green etc. Riverside walk.

in some

parts

yes, esp wooded areas, Castle

Woods LWS

Cottingwood: Headmaster's

Lawn, KEVI

Y N

part of the

original

school layout in school grounds N Y

County Hall: Pond & Fields

Y N

Pond was

pumping

station for

Stephenson’s

steam railway

walking; jogging; dog

walking; informal games;

football pitch registered

with Sport England but

neglected N

Pond life and wetland habitat,

including an otter spotted;

Importance for wildlife corridors

County Hall: Woodland strip -

Southgate Wood Y N N


walking N woodland

County Hall: Woodland strip

along railway Y N N


walking N woodland

County Hall/Stobhill: Land

retained either side of railway

line for possible Loansdean-

Stobhill link road Y

yes in wooded

areas N informal; walks N Y

Deuchar Park: open land on

Deuchar Park estate

Y N

creates open

character of

estate walking, informal games N y

Easter Field

Y N

Morpeth

Olympics walking, dog walking moderately Y

Farquhar Deuchar Park

Y N Y walking, dog walking N

arboretum planted by Morpeth

Rotary; flower beds planted up as

key gateway for In Bloom

High Church: Duncan Gardens

AllotmentsY N N non-statutory allotment N Y

High Church: Montrose

Gardens Doorstep Green

Y N N informal, walking N

adj to Carlisle Park, Castle Woods

LWS

High Church: St Mary's Field

allotmentsY N N non-statutory allotments N Y

High Church: Storey Park

football fieldY N N

well used Football Pitch

with changing rooms in

Community Centre N N

High Stanners riverside

Y Y

access to

Stepping

Stones

walking, dog walking,

riverside walk moderately wildlife corridor

Kirkhill Estate: land along the

northern edge of the estate

(at the ends of Turners Way,

Vanburgh Gardens, Falcon Hill

and Downing Drive)Y

overlooking river

valley N

dog walking, informal

games N N

Kirkhill Estate: Land between

Abbeygate & Sylvan Close

Y N

designed as

key element

of original

estate


games N N


High House Lane, Westgate

and Abbey Meadows

Y N

Subject of

protracted

dispute


games N N


The Pastures & High Moor

Y N N

playing field, dog walking,

informal games N N


Turners Way, Pilgrims Way

and Queensway

Y N

designed as

key element

of original

estate


games N N

Kirkhill Estate: Various small

areas of land identified under

CMDLP MC7

Y N N


games N N

Kirkhill: Allotment behind 8 &

10 Abbots WayY N N non-statutory allotment N N

Lancaster Park: Central Field

Y N

Important

original

element of

Leech Estate

walking, dog walking,

children games N N

Lancaster Park: roadside land

Lancaster Park - Fairmoor

N N N N N Y

Lancaster Park: Leslie's View

Y N N N N Y

Lancaster Park: Peacock Gap

Y N N N

badger, deer, fox, bats, rare

orchids

Loansdean: Frontage - Fairway

& Long Drive

Y N N Y N N

Loansdean: Frontage - on the

junction of The Fairway & the

A197 Y N N N N N

Loansdean: Heron's Field

Y Y N Well used N

Excellent roosting & nesting place

for birds - blue/great & longtailed

tits. Link to footpaths & wildlife

corridors

Loansdean: open land at

Merley Gate Y N N informal games N Y

Low Stanners: river corridor

Telford Bridge - Tommy's Field

Y parts N river walk N Y

Mafeking Park (between

Allery Banks, Castle Square &

Middle Greens allotments)Y N N N wildlife connectivity

Middle Greens allotments

Y steep bank N statutory allotments incl badgers intermittently

Middle Greens: land near

cadet huts, Gas House Lane

Y N N

Used by scouts and cubs

including growing

vegetables N Y

Middle Greens: Wellwood

Gardens Allotments

Y N N non-statutory allotments N N

Morpeth Common: including

the Golf Club. Football Club.

Star Plantation and Wannie

Line

Y parts

ancient ridge

& furrow

formal: golf, football;

informal: walking in parts

in parts eg Star Plantation,

Wannie Line

Newminster Abbey

Y Y

massively

significant

site

potential - but private

property, no access Y Y

Newminster: Saggerston

Close/Ladies WalkY Y Y river walk Y wildlife corridor; adj LWS, LNR

High Stobhill: Land along east

side of ECML, to east of

County Hall rear car park.Y N N

Walking and dog walking

plus casual games N Y

High Stobhill: Land south east

of roundabout between

Stobhill south development

site (SHLAA 3188) & the A192 Y N N N N Y

High Stobhill: Land south of

Whinham Way, between the

east side of the ECML &

Grange House, plus the

elongated grassland to the

East of this, including

playground Y N N

Much used by walkers;

playground N Y

Stobhill Farm: Land north

west of roundabout, known as

"Wembley" Y N N dog walking, casual games N N

Stobhillgate Avenues football

pitch

Y N N football pitches N N

Stobhillgate: near Turner

SquareY N N

dog walking, landscape

corridor N N

Swinney's Field, Whorral Bank

N Y Y football pitch N river

The Kylins: other open land

N N N

Informal recreation,

walking and dog walking.

Part of wildlife corridor and

some part of Landscape

corridor under possible

threat. N Y

The Kylins: Playing Field

Y Y N

Informal recreation, walking

and dog walking. Part of

wildlife corridor and some

part of Landscape corridor

under possible threat. N Y

The Kylins: Secret Garden

Y Y

heritage

element

retained in

new

development

Informal recreation,

walking and dog walking.

Part of wildlife corridor and

some part of Landscape

corridor under possible

threat. Y Y

Tommy's Field

Y

river valley; views

across town to

Morpeth Castle,

Court House & St

George’s Church

Tommy

Longstaff;

Morpeth

Olympics

allotments since 1949;

statutory since 2010 N Y

Town Centre: Millennium

Green

Y Y N

Lovely place to stroll or sit

quietly Y Y

PEGSWOOD PARISH

Areas of land south of Edward

Street Y N N N N

Kirkharle DriveY N N

Informal play areaN N

Land at western entrance to

the village and the entrances

to the Cookswell estate and

Butterwell and Spencer Drives

Y

important to

general

appearance &

character of village N N N

Land between Bamburgh

Drive and Dark Lane

Y

at the eastern

entrance into the

village, important

to general

appearance &

character of village N N N

Land between Castle Way and

the railwayY N N

proposed

landscape/wildlife corridorN Y

Land on Hebron Avenue

Y N N N N

Land south of John Street

Y N

locally valued

green space

in older part

of Pegswood N N

Land within estate south of

Stanton Drive

Y N N

important informal play

area and used for walking,

public right of way to larger

field outside settlement

boundary. N Y

North of Brocksburn Park,

Pegswood

N Y N farmland moderately Y

Open land around Shadfen

Crescent, Wansbeck Crescent

& Whitefield CrescentN N N N N

Open land between Bentinck

Crescent & Stanton DriveY N N

Informal play area

surrounded by housingN N

Pegswood Community Park

N Y N community park Y Y

HEPSCOTT PARISH

Hepscott Community Orchard

Y Y N community orchard N 2

Hepscott: Woodland along

C132 between Fir Tree Copse

& South Lodge WoodY N N woodland

Hepscott: L-shaped area of

light woodland & hedgerow

between Thornlea & A192 &

along C132 adjacent to

Thornlea Y N N woodland & hedgerow

Southgate: land between

Loansdean, Southgate Woods

& Clifton

N N N Y

Southgate: Fields south of

Loansdean

N N N none Y

Stobhill: Land between

Choppington Road & A196 Y N N walking, informal games N Y

MITFORD PARISH

Mitford: Three areas of open

grass on Fontside Y N N

open character of

settlement N N

HEBRON PARISH

Hebron Village Green - grass

area adjacent to the entrance

to St Cuthbert’s church Y N N

Village gatherings and

games N N

Size SHLAA Comments Designation

Issues &

Options

Consultation

Draft Organisation Comments

7 MTC, NCC

very much

cherished, but

initially not

considered

eligible for LGS

status large n LGS

3

KEVI;

Cottingwood

Lane Res

Assocn

school wants to

sell off site for

development,

one planning

applicn refused

after Res assocn

campaign 0.59ha 6547

Anticipated

windfall site none

27 31 NCC 5ha

part 6915,

3290 LGS

14 15 NCC

parts 3290,

6915 POS

11 9 NCC part 6915 POS

Locally Cherished

Y part 6016

safeguarded

line of link road

under Policy

Tra2 none

1 two sites incl 6424 CMLP MC7 POS

1 LGS n

Adj Health

Centre, LWS

Howburn

Woods LGS

4

Morpeth

Rotary; MTC big n

CMDLP MC7

Part of

Landscape

Corridor LGS

1 Isos

two v small

sites n

Isos-owned

transferrring to

MTC allotments

3 POS

established as

community

project, strong

local support n LGS

1 Isos

two v small

sites n

Isos-owned

transferrring to

MTC allotments

3 LGS MTC, NCC n CMLP MC7 LGS

2 heart of town n flood defences LGS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support 2

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

POS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support

LGS; 1

generic

support

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

LGS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support

LGS; 1

generic

support

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

LGS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support

LGS; 1

generic

support

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

LGS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support 1

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

LGS

example as

CMLP MC7 -

4 generic

support

1 generic

support

strong local

lobby for

continuing

protection under

CMLP policies fragmented n

CMDLP MC7;

could be under

threat

POS

1 Isos n

Isos-owned

transferrring to

MTC allotments

example; 3

support

POS; 3

support n

Adj to LWS

LGS

1 extensive

incl 3072,

3071

landscape

corridor,

employment

land none

1 part 3072

CMLP MC7;

landscape

corridor POS

1

planning appln

refused;

associated

lobbying 8.64ha 3497

landscape

corridor, wildlife

corridor none

2

POS; 3

support n

landscape

corridor POS

2

POS; 3

support n

landscape

corridor POS

25 14

well-used, strong

local lobby n CM LP MC7 LGS

1 POS NHS n CMLP MC7 POS

1

extensive,

elongated

incl 3326,

3141, 3023,

3068, 3080,

3046 wildlife corridor none

3 2 n

steep, wildlife

corridor POS

1 POS MFAA, MTC

well-used,

popular

allotments big n

statutory

allotments

owned by MTC allotments

2 POS

Scouts, Air

Cadets, Army

Cadets very small n

possibly counts

as private

allotment POS

1 LGS Isos n

CM LP RE5; Isos-

owned

transferring to

MTC allotments

Example

from CMLP:

7 support 8

Golf Club,

Morpeth

Town FC

(Craik Park)

very much

cherished, but

too extensive for

LGS extensive n

protected by

private Act of

Parliament;

outside

settlement

boundary none

1 private

neglected site of

huge heritage

significance big

3009

overlooks

private site;

outside

settlement

boundaries none

1 n

outside

settlement

boundary none

2 POS n

Landscape

corridor along

railway line POS

1 1 n

landscape

corridor POS

7

POS; 3

support n

CMLP MC7

Landscape

Corridor POS

8 LGS

very cherished

locally n CM LP MC7 LGS

3

LGS; 2

support

Stobhill

Community;

Groundwork

well-used,

Groundwork

project imminent n

community

refurbishment

scheme planned

for 2016 LGS

1

POS; 1

support under threat 3181

planning applicn

refused part POS

1 n

outside settlent

boundary LGS

4 generic

POS; 3

generic

support

Kylins Res

Assocn

lobby for

continuation of

CMLP policy four sites n CMLP MC7 POS

POS; 2

support

Kylins Res

Assocn locally valued n CMLP MC7 LGS

POS; 3

support

Kylins Res

Assocn

locally valued,

preserved,

tranquil in urban

setting n CMLP MC7 LGS

1 LGS TFAA, MTC

very well-used

allotments, also

much valued

part of

Morpeth's

heritage &

character n

MTC owned

allotments; land

take for St

George's access

junction; AoHLV

in CMLP LGS

2

Mill Green

Committee

very popular

community

maintainded

garden,

tranquillity in

town centre n

multiple winner

of Green

Pennant LGS

1 generic POS Pegswood PC n POS

1 generic POS Pegswood PC n LGS

1 generic POS Pegswood PC n

recent

environmental

improvements

carried out LGS



1 generic POS

Cookswell

estate, Isos,

Pegswood PC n

important green

area within Isos

(housing

association)

owned

Cookswell

estate LGS

1 generic POS Pegswood PC n

small but locally

valued green

space

surrounded by

aged person’s

bungalows and

houses in the

older part of

Pegswood LGS


2 POS Pegswood PC extensive

3001, 3018,

6847

subject of

development

concerns,

outside

settlement

boundary none



3 Pegswood PC big 6900, 3082

dedicated

community

park, restored

opencast site;

outside

settlement

boundary; on

line of Northern

Bypass none

2

LGS; 2

support

Hepscott PC;

community

project two sites n LGS

1 POS Hepscott PC

wooded

landscape

corridor POS

1 POS Hepscott PC

part wooded

landscape

corridor POS

1 big

incl 3007,

6841, 6249,

3251

landscape

corridor,

outside

settlement

boundary:

policy Set1 none

2 10.45ha 3007

outside

settlement

boundary,

Policy Set1 none

3 3181 CMLP MC7 POS

1 POS Mitford PC n

registered

village greens POS

Hebron PC n LGS

Reason

Traditional park presented to

people of Morpeth. Formal gardens

& informal grass and woodland.

Play area & paddling pool. Tennis

courts, bowling green etc. Riverside

walk.

Very well used for walking, jogging,

dog walking, informal games.

Wildlife & heritage associated with

pond. Neglected football pitch

registered with Sport England.

Strong heritage link with Morpeth

Olympics. Tranquil. Wildlife links

with Howburn Woods LWS. Dog

walking.

Major contributor to green

approach to central Morpeth.

Arboretum. Popular for walking,

dog walking.

Community Green used for informal

play, walking. On edge of Castle

Woods Local Wildlife Site.

Well used Football Pitch with

changing rooms in Community

Centre

Tranquil riverside walk, with access

to Stepping Stones. Wildlife. Well-

established trees.

open space key to character of

estate, dog walking, informal games







Important element of original Leech

Estate. Well used for informal

games, dog walking and pedestrian

access across estate.

Popular open space on edge of

estate. Excellent roosting and

nesting place for birds incl. blue,

great & long tailed tits. Link to

footpaths and wildlife corridors.

Very well used for informal games,

walking, dog-walking. Contributes

to town gateway.

football pitch

much-used football pitch

informal recreation, walking and

dog walking

informal recreation, tranquillity,

heritage element retained in new

development

Allotments, views across town and

south along Wansbeck. Strong local

history links.

Community garden, multiple green

pennant winner, tranquillity in

heart of town

informal play area

Regarded as important to the

general appearance and character

of the village, where recent

environmental improvements have

been carried out

at the eastern entrance into the

village and important to the general

appearance and character of the

village

important green area within Isos

(housing association) owned

Cookswell estate

A small but locally valued green

space surrounded by aged person’s

bungalows and houses in the older

part of Pegswood

important informal play area and

used for walking, public right of way

to larger field outside settlement

boundary.

informal play area surrounded by

housing

community orchard, wildlife

Used for village gatherings and

games, heart of the village

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