Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 3BA
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Council sourceProposed adaptation of the Baltic's existing energy centre to create a new two storey access point to the Baltic gallery at first floor level, together with new Garden spanning across existing service yard from the energy centre to the existing Baltic building (amended plans received 8.10.25)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficers Report | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approval Certificate FULApproval Certificate FUL | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)42_D Proposed Energy Centre Roof PlanAmended Plans | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| 22012_Baltic_Design and Access Statement_B (part 4)Amended Documents | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 22012_Baltic_Design and Access Statement_B (part 3)Amended Documents | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 22012_Baltic_Design and Access Statement_B (part 2)Amended Documents | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 22012_Baltic_Design and Access Statement_B (part 1)Amended Documents | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)54_A Proposed Section AAAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)53_A Proposed long elevations 2 of 2Amended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)52_A Proposed long elevationsAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)51_C Proposed East and West elevationsAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)50_C Proposed North and South Elevations ColourAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)42_C Proposed Energy Centre Roof PlanSuperseded Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)41_C Proposed Energy Centre First Floor PlanAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| AL(0)40_C Proposed Energy Centre Ground Floor PlanAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 462-LYR-XX-ZZ-RPT-L-0001-01 Baltic Elevated Public RealmAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 462-LYR-XX-ZZ-DWG-L 1001 Rev 1 General ArrangementAmended Plans | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Phase 1 GIS Assessment and Coal Mining Report - (25-2520-r01)_Part2Supporting documents | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Phase 1 GIS Assessment and Coal Mining Report - (25-2520-r01)_Part1Supporting documents | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - 22012_Baltic_Design and Access Statement_ASuperseded Plans | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Ecological Impact AssessmentSupporting documents | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Drainage and Flood Risk StatementSupporting documents | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - BNG AssessmentSupporting documents | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Stage 3 Landscape ReportSupporting documents | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Heritage StatementSupporting documents | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Energy Centre Ground Floor - Floor Plans - (AL(0)40_B)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Energy Centre First Floor - Floor Plans - (AL(0)41_B)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Energy Centre - Roof Plans - (AL(0)42_B)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - East and West Elevations - (AL(0)51_B)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Drainage Layout Plan - (25.1295-NAR-ZZ-ZZ-DR-C-9400 - P01)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - Site Layout Plan - (AL(0)02_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - North and South Elevations - (AL(0)20_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - Energy Centre Level 1 - Floor Plans - (AL(0)12_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - Energy Centre Ground Floors - Floor Plans - (AL(0)10_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - Energy Centre - Sections - (AL(0)22_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Existing - Energy Centre - Elevations - (AL(0)21_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Site Location Plan - (AL(0)01_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Site Layout Plan - (AL(0)30_A)Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Sections - (AL(0)54_)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - North and South Elevations - (AL(0)50_B)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Long Elevations 2 of 2 - (AL(0)53_)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Long Elevations 1 of 2 - (AL(0)52_)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - General Arrangement (462-LYR-XX-ZZ-DWG-L-1001)Superseded Plans | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application Form - RedactedApplication Form | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.