Pinewood Studios has submitted a planning application to Buckinghamshire Council for an expanded Screen Hub scheme of 1.4 million sq ft and a nature reserve.

The expanded scheme is located across two sites; land to the south of the Studios referred to as ‘Pinewood South’ and ‘Alderbourne Farm’ to the north.

The ‘Pinewood South’ studios scheme would deliver 20 new purpose-built sound stages with workshops and offices on 82 acres of land to the south of the existing studios. The £800m scheme is estimated to create over 8,000 new jobs and add around £640m p.a. to economic productivity (GVA). They include an education / training hub intended to be run by the National Film and Television School include an education/training hub and a business growth hub.

A nature reserve of 64 acres on land to the north of the Studios at Alderbourne Farm is proposed to be part of the biodiversity net gains from the development. The site would also deliver a new backlot and workshop complex based on the former farm buildings.

The revised scheme is a result of feedback from Pinewood Group’s customers, the wider industry and local community. It will, in particular, help to address the shortage of studio space in the UK.