See how Bradford's NCP car park will be demolished

The city is set to undergo a major transformation by 2025, including the pedestrianisation of Hall Ings and a new entrance for Bradford Interchange.

Bradford Council purchased the Hall Ings car park for £4.15m in 2017, saying the site was part of a long-term plan to improve the Interchange.

In recent years this plan has become clearer – the NCP will be flattened and a new entrance way to the station will be built in its place.

It will lead to a pedestrianised Hall Ings and extended Norfolk Gardens park.

But how will the NCP car park be demolished and will the building materials get reused? Here’s everything you need to know.

The NCP car park demolition

The NCP car park will be taken down bit by bit from the inside of the building.

A construction base will initially be put in place along the front of the building on Hall Ings. 

A video - shared by contractors Balfour Beatty and Armac Group - shows a truck will dismantle sections of the car park by circling round each of the floors.

Once the top layers of the car park have been demolished, larger construction vehicles will first target the middle section of the building before focusing on the building’s remains either side.

The stairwell and lift section in the left hand side of the building will be the final piece of the puzzle.

The valuable, waste material from the NCP will be used to fill Jacob’s Well roundabout.

The Interchange work will be funded by over £16m from the Government’s Transforming Cities Fund.

Other changes to the station include relocating the taxi rank to Bridge Street to allow the front of the station to be pedestrianised, improved waiting areas, new baby changing, multi-faith room and ‘Changing Places’ facilities, a new entrance to the underground car park and a new cycle hub nearby.

Watch the video 

This video shows the intricacies of taking down the NCP car park.

The 18-month long works to transform Bradford city centre will start from July 10, 2023. 

The Council and its construction partner, Balfour Beatty, has warned of significant delays and disruption for journeys to and from the city centre.

• Read more: Bradford city centre to undergo biggest transformation for decades in £43.5m scheme

Traffic measures will be introduced to keep drivers moving - but disruption is expected around peak times.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford Council, said: “We are ambitious for Bradford district, both in terms of driving the economy and seeing Bradford become one of the UK’s most vibrant and sustainable cities.

“Bradford has the potential to have one of the most attractive, accessible and dynamic city centres in the country and we are confident this scheme will deliver that. People will see a transformed city centre that they want to visit when the works are complete.”