HOK has received consent for its revised plans for the Sage Arena and International Conference Centre in Gateshead.

The Tyneside venues are at the heart of a £350m regeneration drive for a 5.3ha brownfield site between Foster & Partners’ Sage venue and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art that is being developed by a joint venture between Ask Real Estate and investment firm Patrizia.

Gateshead Council originally granted HOK permission for its 12,500-seat arena and the conference centre – which will feature 5,720sq m of exhibition space, 2,520sq m of adaptable meeting space, and 17 meeting rooms – in March last year.

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