Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Celebrate Success as LBA Withdraws its Planning Application
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has responded to the news that LBA has withdrawn its controversial expansion...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Decision to Hold Inquiry into LBA Expansion Plans
Airport campaigners welcome decision to hold an inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plans The Group for Action on Leeds...
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks West Yorkshire Mayor to Support the Call for a Public Inquiry on LBA Plans
Campaigners against airport expansion ask Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, to support the call for a public inquiry into LBA’s plans...
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks Stuart Andrew MP For a Simple Answer - Should There Be a Public Inquiry?
Campaigners against Leeds Bradford Airport expansion ask Stuart Andrew MP for a straightforward answer: should there be a public inquiry?...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: Decision on Whether to Hold Public Inquiry into LBA Expansion Delayed
A decision by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick on whether to ‘call in’ the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport was expected...
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
79 West Yorkshire Orgs & Cllrs Write to Gov Asking for Public Inquiry on LBA Expansion
79 West Yorkshire community groups, environmental organisations and councillors from all parties have written to Robert Jenrick...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA Welcomes Alex Sobel MP's Support in Calling-In the LBA Expansion Application
Alex Sobel, the MP for Leeds North West, has written to Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's Response to Leeds City Council Plans Panel's Confirmation of LBA Expansion Approval
Despite councillor after councillor expressing unhappiness at the conditions offered by LBA, it looks like threat of an appeal by the...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case
On 11 February, Leeds City Council (LCC) provisionally approved a planning application to expand Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), despite...
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Press Release: GALBA's Response to LBA Decision
GALBA is disappointed that Leeds City Council has chosen to provisionally approve the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport. This is the...
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion
The day before Leeds City Council decides on controversial proposals to expand Leeds Bradford airport, Stewart Golton (leader of Leeds...
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's Letter to Council Plans Panel - Sound Legal Reasons to Refuse LBA's Proposal
GALBA has sent a final short letter to the Leeds City Council Plans Panel, prepared with the legal advice from our barrister. It's a...
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Destination Unknown for Region’s Airport - Cllr Stewart Golton, Leader, Liberal Democrat Group, LCC
I am proud of the time I spent as part of the travel industry. From humble holiday rep to Chair of the Board of Leeds Bradford Airport, I...
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5 min
Open Letter - MPs, Councillors, Scientists and Community Groups Oppose LBA Expansion
The following is an open letter to LCC councillors, written by GALBA & supported by various groups. Dear Councillor In a few days, 13...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
LBA’s Economic Claims - The Numbers Don’t Add Up
The New Economic Forum has raised an objection to LBA's economic claims on its proposal.
- Jan 28, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's LBA Expansion Objection on Health
This explains the damage that LBA expansion would do to our health.
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Contact the Councillors who Decide LBA's Planning Application
We don’t yet know when the City Plans Panel of Leeds City Council will decide whether to approve or reject LBA’s planning application. It...
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: New Report Warns LBA Expansion Would Be 'Poor Value for Money'
New report warns that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would be ‘poor value for money’ and could take £1 billion out of the local economy...
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: LBA Expansion Could See Up to £3.1bn Leave the Local Economy in Economic Recession
New analysis shows that plans for the airport’s expansion also overestimated the number of new jobs by over a third. The proposed Leeds...
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Highlights Call for End to Night Time Flying
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has added its voice to national calls for an end to night time flying. In a letter...