Pinewood Studios, the situation the place iconic motion pictures from James Bond to Star Wars have been filmed, has been given permission for an £800million enlargement.
Buckinghamshire Council has signed off on the studios’ proposals to construct 21 new levels, a coaching hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve. In keeping with Pinewood Group, the enlargement would make it the “greatest studio advanced on the earth” and create 8,000 jobs. The group additionally mentioned it might “inject £640m a yr into the UK financial system” and “straight deal with the continued progress in demand for manufacturing lodging within the UK.” [via BBC]
Tradition Secretary Lucy Frazer informed the BBC that it was “implausible to see Pinewood increasing its studios”.
“The UK’s movie and TV industries are booming and this £800m enlargement is testomony to the sector’s world success,” she mentioned. “The funding will assist create extra jobs, develop new expertise and allow much more high-quality productions to be made on our shores.”
Elsewhere, the studio may also create a 63-acre nature reserve to the north of its website. “The publicly accessible reserve will defend current habitats and improve native biodiversity, in addition to present new footpaths, thereby making a neighborhood asset,” Pinewood Group mentioned.
The studio has been producing movies, TV reveals, adverts and music movies for over 80 years. In addition to the James Bond and Star Wars franchises, Pinewood Studios have additionally been the location for the filming of the Carry On collection, a number of Marvel motion pictures and Alien.
Peter Strachan, Buckinghamshire Council’s cupboard member for planning and regeneration, mentioned: “This can be a implausible alternative to drive financial progress and help the thriving inventive industries. The plans will now be referred to the Secretary of State for settlement forward of a closing permission being issued.”