Over 50 residents have attended a meeting of Morpeth Town Council’s planning and transport committee to voice their concerns regarding proposals by Mitford Estates to build 280 homes, a hotel, a restaurant and roadside services on land west of Lancaster Park. Local residents object to the scheme which is outside the Morpeth settlement boundary.   

Speaking to the Evening Chronicle Morpeth County Councillor David Bawn said: “The anger in the town is becoming visceral regarding the seemingly endless parade of applications and appeals from developers desperately trying to get under the wire and have their schemes approved before the neighbourhood plan and core strategy are in place to bring some sanity to our planning system.”

If you are a local residnet with concerns regarding these proposals please contact David at [email protected]