Baltic Square South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead

DC/25/00313/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 9 July 2025

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Proposal

Proposed nature space located in-front of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art consisting of free standing retaining features, substrate, planting and seating (supporting information received 19.06.2025).

Received: 29 April 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Bridges
Agent: Hyem Landscape Ltd

ReceivedReceived29 Apr
ValidatedValidated29 Apr
Consult.Consultation20 Jun
TargetTarget Date9 Jul
DecidedDecided9 Jul

Decided in 71 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Baltic Square South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 8 days longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Bridges.

91% of full applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 April 2025
Consultation expiry: 20 June 2025
Consultation end: 20 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 20 June 2025
Target decision date: 9 July 2025
Permission expires: 9 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Hyem Landscape Ltd
Architect profile: HYEM LANDSCAPE LTD
Agent address: Hyem Landscape Ltd The Granary, Cooper House Farm Riding Lane Kibblesworth Gateshead NE11 0JA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Amy Dunbar
Statutory period: 71 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 9
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Gateshead

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