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Designation of Berwick-upon-Tweed Neighbourhood Area
07 August 2015
Neighbourhood Area Designation Application Decision Document
Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Regulation (Regulation 7)
DECISION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
PARISH AS A NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA
In accordance with Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (Regulation 7) Northumberland County Council hereby gives notice on the designation of the Civil Parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed as the ‘Berwick-upon-Tweed Neighbourhood Area' for the purposes of neighbourhood planning under Section 61G(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended. The designated area is shown on the attached map.
Under Section 61H(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended, the area has not been designated as a business neighbourhood area because it is not wholly or primarily business in nature. The relevant designation information is set out below:
Name of Neighbourhood Area | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Relevant qualifying body | Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council |
Consultation period | 29 June 2015 to 27 July 2015 |
Decision Published | 29 July 2015 |
1. Determination
Is the organisation making the area application the relevant body under section 61G(2) of the 1990 Act? | Yes |
Is the neighbourhood area considered appropriate under section 61G (4)? | Yes |
Does the area overlap another designated area? (Section 61G(7)) | No |
For joint area applications, have all relevant parish councils given their consent for inclusion of all or part of their area? (Section 61G(2)) | N/A |
Were any comments received during the consultation period? | Yes |
Summary of comments received | One representation supporting the designation of the Berwick-upon-Tweed as a Neighbourhood Plan Area was recieved |
Are any modifications required to this or any adjoining neighbourhood area? | No |
2. A) Parish/Parishes comprising the neighbourhood area
Berick-upon-Tweed
B) Map of the neighbourhood area
See below
The Berwick-upon-Tweed Neighbourhood Area Designation Decision Report can be downloaded by clicking here.