Communities secretary to decide on whether to give scheme green light
A 拢150m plan to redevelop Leeds Bradford Airport has been delayed to give Robert Jenrick more time to decide to give it the green light or not
The plans, which include the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a new terminal, were approved by Leeds City Council in February.
But objections about the scheme鈥檚 contribution to climate change meant the decision was referred to the government.
The communities secretary has now said he needs more time for 鈥減roper consideration鈥� of the requests for the plan to be called in.
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The housing department, which is responsible for planning decisions, has said the council cannot grant planning permission without special authorisation in the interim. A date for a decision has not yet been set.
The scheme鈥檚 project team includes Todd Architects, project manager Mott MacDonald, masterplanner ADP and heritage consultant Turley.
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) said the plans, which were first announced in January 2020, replaced a previously consented scheme and LBA鈥檚 existing terminal building.
It said the new scheme would be a more efficient and sustainable development and enable the airport to reach its target of becoming operationally carbon net-zero by 2023.
Other major airports across the UK will be watching the outcome of the decision 鈥� with up to seven others currently mulling over expansion plans.
These include Heathrow鈥檚 plans for a third runway, which the Supreme Court cleared a path forward for last year, Gatwick, which has a 拢1.1bn investment plan over the next five years and Stansted, which began a planning appeal in January in a bid to continue expansion that Mace is already working on.
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