I think both new stands look terrific & reflect the way the game is & should be going.
The seated area in the new SS is to compensate for the reduction in seats in the NS.
That reduction is due to :
- losing seats to the new corporate dining area (which looks great IMV)
- the seats will be bigger than the current wooden monstrosities.
The standing capacity in the SS is greater than the current number of ticketed memberships (newspeak for season tickets) not greater than the existing total standing capacity in the SS.
The overall capacity of the Rugby side stays the same whereas the cricket side increases.
I wonder how the costs/revenue will be shared in the joint corporate & other areas?
A major bone of contention with YCCC currently is due to the fact that they get no match-day income from the catering & bar in the Long Room.
As I see it the entire funding relies on obtaining planning permission for housing on two green belt sites, so that could be a major stumbling block.
However both sites have been included in the City Council's plans that identified sites to satisfy the government's requirement for additional housing in the LCC area.
But I'm sure the nimby brigade in NW Leeds are writing banners & preparing to protest against these plans even as I post this.
Great to see concrete proposals with funding.
Let's hope it happens or we can say goodbye to Test Match crcket in Leeds for a long time if not for ever & Leeds Rugby will struggle to finance any redevelopment of the South Stand, with or without seats.
The proposals have my full support.

Very pleased although I would have liked the Rugby ground capacity to have been increased to about 24k

I didn't even realise until I read it in the YEP report that the club had these additional sites out at Tingley and Weetwood. Are they just empty fields at the moment?

The clubs that complain that they've lost atmosphere have occurred when they've moved grounds entirely to the middle of nowhere out of the way.

This still keeps us at Headingley and they are several big football teams such as Liverpool (The Kop), Everton, Newcastle (even though their team gives them little to cheer about) that have had to upgrade and change their stadiums especially after the events of Hillsborough and still keep their atmospheres and identities.

The only problem I have is that is that it makes the Western Terrace look even more ridicolusly out of sync and out of date with the rest of the ground, a real eye sore.

What is our 'OFFICAL' capacity at the moment as it seems to depend on what health and safety deem acceptable ever since they condemned the South Stand several years ago.

Quote: Andy Gilder "I didn't even realise until I read it in the YEP report that the club had these additional sites out at Tingley and Weetwood. Are they just empty fields at the moment?'" Yes. www.hwt-leeds.co.uk/

Quote: Andy Gilder "I didn't even realise until I read it in the YEP report that the club had these additional sites out at Tingley and Weetwood. Are they just empty fields at the moment?'" Yes. www.hwt-leeds.co.uk/

Meh. Looks like they got a crack team of multi-storey car park architects into design the whole thing.

I think its just over 20K

Great looking stand but what about the away fans? no Roof?

& I can see ticket prices sky rocket to pay for this in the future?

Did prices at your new stadium or Warrington's rocket?
If not why should ours?

its been stated time and again when away fans come here and moan that the western terrace away end will always remain the way it is with no roof as there is no scope to redevelopment due to the houses directly behind.Nothing the club can do about it.

I think the designs look fantastic, and the stadium will look fantastic when finished, I for one like the idea of some seats in the south stand, the sour stand has a great atmosphere but unless you are smack in the middle 3rd it's not the best view, I will be looking at upgrading to south stand seats.

The other side is that we will gave more chance for international matches league and union.

Of course the final peace will be the western terrace but untill those houses are gone/ bought that will be a while off. Of course when we have the space no reason why corners and increase in capacity overall can be achieved.

When the weather is good and the place is full the western terrace is still fine. There are worst places in the league, castleford railway end, craven park, and odsal full stop.

You forgot to include Belle Vue or whatever it's called now.
There are still plenty of uncovered areas at the Catalan's ground, but the cover there is mainly needed to keep off the sun.