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CHAPTER 30 - MORPETH (M)

MANCHESTER STREET AND DACRE STREET.

POLICY MS4
IN THE MANCHESTER AND DACRE STREET POLICY AREA AS DEFINED ON THE PROPOSALS MAP INSET No. 22 THE COUNCIL WILL NOT PERMIT THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF PROPERTIES.

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MANCHESTER STREET AND DACRE STREET.
30.25.1 In the Manchester Street Policy Area, policy S5. of the Morpeth Town Centre Local Plan has operated successfully to prevent inappropriate change of use occurring to the detriment of the built fabric of buildings and the visual amenity of the street. The Council considers this particular part of the town centre to be a primarily residential street which has been under pressure for change and is concerned that any such change should not further diminish its remaining residential character. There have also been pressures over a period of time for the conversion of premises in Dacre Street to non-residential uses. Dacre Street comprises terraces of attractive dwellings in a boulevard setting which the Council proposes to include in an extended Morpeth Conservation Area.





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