Green Belt: Northumberland Land Use Boundaries and Policy Map

Northumberland County Council provides the Green Belt boundaries and strategic policy for Northumberland, excluding the National Park area. The dataset consolidates boundaries from former district plans and defines the revised Green Belt extent as of the adopted Local Plan from March 2022. It is served via multiple geospatial formats including Feature Server and WFS.

Use Cases

• Analyzing urban sprawl containment based on the policy objectives to check the sprawl of Tyne and Wear.
• Mapping settlement boundaries to prevent merging of towns like Morpeth with neighbouring areas.
• Assessing land use change over time based on the history of modifications since the original 1963 designation.
• Supporting regional regeneration planning based on the policy to assist regeneration in South East Northumberland.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed strategic policy (STP 7) with seven specific objectives for the Green Belt.
• Consolidates boundaries from four former district plans (Tynedale, Castle Morpeth, Wansbeck, Blyth Valley).
• Served in multiple interoperable geospatial formats (Feature Server, WFS, OGC API).
• Linked to the authoritative Northumberland Local Plan document adopted in March 2022.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage excludes the Northumberland National Park area.

Provenance

Source

Northumberland County Council

Collection Method

Consolidation of boundaries from former district Local Plans and Core Strategies.

Time Range

Historical modifications since 1963, consolidated up to the Local Plan adopted March 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 16:15:30.352124; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northumberland, United Kingdom (excluding Northumberland National Park)