Baltic Place South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead

DC/25/00960/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 29 October 2025

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Proposal

Proposed alterations to the external envelope to install two escape doors within the existing curtain wall system and the installation of planting beds with integral seating and lighting.

Received: 3 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Bridges
Agent: g53 Design Ltd.

ReceivedReceived3 Sep
ValidatedValidated3 Sep
Consult.Consultation22 Oct
TargetTarget Date29 Oct
DecidedDecided29 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Baltic Place South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker 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: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 24 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 22 October 2025
Target decision date: 29 October 2025
Permission expires: 29 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: g53 Design Ltd.
Agent address: 209 Muirshiel Crescent Glasgow G53 6XD

Planning decision

Case officer: Richard Smith
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 24 October 2025

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 7
Constraints: 16

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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