Redrawn plans for a huge regeneration project on the Gateshead Quayside have been approved – but the opening of a 12,500-capacity arena has been pushed back to 2027.
Councillors have backed the latest designs for the new Sage Arena and International Conference Centre (ICC) on the south bank of the Tyne, which will sit between the existing Sage music centre and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
It was originally hoped that the massive complex would be ready to open this year, but the project has suffered a string of setbacks since it was first signed off in 2020.
