Leeds Bradford Airport £100m Regeneration Programme

[Snackbar]

As I expected and predicted, phase 2 of the LBA ReGen project has been awarded to Farrans Construction, the current contractor for phase 1 . Obviously won by tender but absolutely makes sense given the complexities that would occur with two main contractors on site during the forthcoming overlap between completion of phase 1 and commencement of phase 2. Using Farrans means a seamless transition.

Next stage of £100m Leeds Bradford Airport revamp to move forward as contractor named

The next stage of a £100m regeneration project at Leeds Bradford Airport is set to move forward.

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Makes sense to use an existing relationship from a supplier management perspective- guess things have gone well in respect of Farrans performance on the first phase!
Looking good for LBA and even WYCA are now starting to slowly mobilise on the station at last!

 

[Bigman]

As I expected and predicted, phase 2 of the LBA ReGen project has been awarded to Farrans Construction, the current contractor for phase 1 . Obviously won by tender but absolutely makes sense given the complexities that would occur with two main contractors on site during the forthcoming overlap between completion of phase 1 and commencement of phase 2. Using Farrans means a seamless transition.

Next stage of £100m Leeds Bradford Airport revamp to move forward as contractor named

The next stage of a £100m regeneration project at Leeds Bradford Airport is set to move forward.

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Yes this makes perfect sense to me. Workers already on site and presumably they will use the existing work compound and batching plant.

 

[SierraHotel]

Leeds Bradford Airport appoints agency to land terminal regeneration message - Prolific North

Hatch has been appointed by Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to support the airport's ongoing consumer PR.

www.prolificnorth.co.uk

 

[Len Fish]

Automated gates for boarding pass scanning installed pre security now. Look ready to go live soon.

Meanwhile the extension in person looks so cheap and awful.

Well at least it looks better than the now demolished Yorkshire Evening Post building in Leeds!

 

[Seasider]

Why are members getting "het up" about the appearance of the Terminal Extension?
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, hence the different opinions, but the main criteria is "does it give the passenger a better experience in using the airport"
We only have to wait a few more months before we find the answer to that one.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Why are members getting "het up" about the appearance of the Terminal Extension?
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, hence the different opinions, but the main criteria is "does it give the passenger a better experience in using the airport"
We only have to wait a few more months before we find the answer to that one.

'Function over Form' as they say.

 

[Aviador]

Meanwhile the extension in person looks so cheap and awful.

You need to go back through the thousands of posts and see how we've come to this point.

To summerise a terminal extension was planned (the one currently being built) but the airport halted the building of the extension originally as they decided it wasn't going to offer what a new terminal building would.

A brand new terminal was planned, released for public consultation and then the plans were submitted for review by the council. After many months of deliberation the Labour majority lead Leeds City Council Plans Panel passed the plans for the new terminal.

Shortly afterwards the Conservative MP and then Home Secretary called in the plans for further examination after being nobbled by our estute Labour MPs. After holding onto the plans for a ridiculous length of time the airport decided it would return to the original plans so it would enable the work to commence immediately.

And here we are today. So please, there is really no point of criticising the aesthetics of the building extension. It isn't what anybody wanted but we have to accept it.

 

[oldendays]

I, for one, don't really give a bugger about the external appearance of the terminal developments. It's what is inside that counts.

 

[White Heather]

It was supposedly designed along similar lines to Glasgow Airport. Never been myself so I wouldnt know but presumably that looks cheap and nasty too?

Personally, in comparison to the mish- mash of buildings making up the existing terminal, it looks fine. It's a regular shape (at last) so presents far better usable space than LBA is used to. I genuinely believe it enables a total transformation of the customer experience at LBA

 

[HX3]

Glasgow terminal is fairly nondescript at the front, just white cladding, but the atrium on the inside isn’t bad. It’s ages ago since I used it, but I thought it was ok, and I suppose that’s the point - most people will come away thinking it’s ok if you get your bags quick, or get through check-in and security quickly. So, I reckon with the new extension, most people will be reasonably happy with LBA.

 

[752]

Looking at the pictures of the design with the grey and yellow on the front to break it up looks better. Maybe a big Leeds Bradford sign also, breaking it up / making it more eye catching would be a good shout

 

[leedslad]

I get all the "be grateful we're getting anything at all" type posts and I'm happy for the capacity improvements etc, but how hard would it have been to have just some nice cladding and couple of windows facing out?!

Also whilst not finished, the huge horizontal "vent feature" along the front is shown as black in the renders but in person it's grey so even that small piece of "flair" is missing (unless added later)

 

[Aviador]

I get all the "be grateful we're getting anything at all" type posts and I'm happy for the capacity improvements etc, but how hard would it have been to have just some nice cladding and couple of windows facing out?!

Also whilst not finished, the huge horizontal "vent feature" along the front is shown as black in the renders but in person it's grey so even that small piece of "flair" is missing (unless added later)

As White Heather has already said, any alterations would require a further planning application. With everything that has gone on there isn't currently any desire to go through the planning process all over again where LCC could impose additional restrictions etc.

 

[leedslad]

Sorry yes but why design it so badly in the original plans?!

 

[White Heather]

Sorry yes but why design it so badly in the original plans?!

There are windows along the entire length of the airside and Eastern elevations and from what I can see, the North elevation too, all at 2nd floor level, which is the departures area. If there aren't any on the lower floor, there'll be a good reason and are windows needed in the arrivals area? I haven't come across many airports with windows in baggage reclaim or immigration. From an outbound passenger perspective, they'll be surrounded by windows!

Its worth remembering that the exterior was designed to a budget available at that time. 'Nice cladding' is subjective, but what you think is nice might be twice the cost. And a lot of nice cladding available in 2017 was outlawed that year after the tragic Grenfell fire. Windows, incidentally, being double glazed, are a lot more expensive to install than cladded walls and greatly increase maintenance costs too, so you don't put them in just for aesthetics.

 

[HX3]

Is the protective covering off the cladding? Only asking, as there was a coop built near me and it had some cladding that looked rough as, but then before opening it had some film peeled off each piece, and it looked much better. The cladding also looked darker as the film wasn’t clear.

 

[White Heather]

Is the protective covering off the cladding? Only asking, as there was a coop built near me and it had some cladding that looked rough as, but then before opening it had some film peeled off each piece, and it looked much better. The cladding also looked darker as the film wasn’t clear.

Probably not at this stage. They've only just installed the windows. Any protection film would usually be taken off when all construction is completed

 

[HX3]

So that may explain the colour difference(looking more grey than black at the base)? Perhaps the lower piece will appear darker once the protective covers are removed. Either way, I’m confident that as it nears completion it will look ok.

 

[White Heather]

So that may explain the colour difference(looking more grey than black at the base)? Perhaps the lower piece will appear darker once the protective covers are removed. Either way, I’m confident that as it nears completion it will look ok.

Having looked at the publicity pictures, it looks dark grey to me. Highly doubt it will be black.

 

[Len Fish]

I very much doubt if the average passenger even notices the exterior of an airport. They’re more concerned about having a smooth, pleasant passage through the airport before boarding their flight. Hopefully the new extension will give them that. After all they’ll spend far more time inside the terminal than out