The Heritage Council is in the process of deciding whether to proceed with a nomination to place Morpeth on the State Heritage List after Maitland Council twice voted against consulting the community.
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The Office of Environment and Heritage approached Maitland Council to consult Morpeth residents over a nomination to heritage list the historic suburb.
But after councillors voted against the request last year and rejected an appeal from the office in February, the Heritage Council now has to decide if they want to go ahead with consultation without council’s support or abandon the nomination.
An OEH spokesperson said heritage listing a town was “complex” and while council support was not legally required for community consultation or the listing process, it would be difficult to proceed without council’s support.