"Significant step" taken to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport as council signs lease
The council has today signed an 125 year lease for the site
Doncaster Council has signed an 125 year lease for the former Doncaster Sheffield Airport site, in what it said was a "significant step" forward to reopening it.
It follows over a year of "detailed and complex" negotiations with landowners the Peel Group, who closed the airport in 2022, claiming it was no longer commercially viable.
The council said a new operator would be appointed "later in the spring".
“This is a significant day in our ambition to reopen the airport as the lease has been signed,” said Mayor Jones.
“I was determined to find a way to secure the future of aviation in Doncaster and this agreement helps us along the way to reopening our airport and seeing planes taking off once again.
“This is a major step in the reopening process.
"The next is appointing an operator and investor who will manage and develop the airport.
"This process is well underway and I am optimistic that I can announce a partnership later in the spring."