PINEWOOD STUDIOS GRANTED PERMISSION FOR EXPANSION AND NEW NATURE RESERVE

Buckinghamshire Council has approved plans for a 1.4 million sq ft expansion at Pinewood Studios. The investment will deliver 21 new purpose-built sound stages, a backlot filming space, education and training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve.

This expansion will deliver substantial economic and social benefits for the county and region – creating over 8,000 new jobs and injecting £640 million a year into the UK economy. Once the development is complete, Pinewood Studios will be the biggest studio complex in the world, with a total of 51 purpose-built stages.

The consent allows Pinewood to deliver a 63 acre nature reserve at Alderbourne Farm north of the existing studio site. The publicly accessible reserve will protect existing habitats and enhance local biodiversity, as well as provide new footpaths, thereby creating a community asset.

The approved expansion will directly address the continued growth in demand for production accommodation in the UK.

Pinewood Group Corporate Affairs Director, Andrew M Smith OBE DL, said,

“We’re delighted Buckinghamshire Council has approved our plans for the expansion of Pinewood Studios and new nature reserve at Alderbourne Farm. This development will provide invaluable resources to the British film and TV sector, consolidate Pinewood’s status as the UK’s leading production site, deliver significant benefits to our local community and encourage new talent to join the industry.”

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松林工作室批准了扩建和新的自然保护区

白金汉郡议会批准了松林制片厂140万平方英尺的扩建计划。这笔投资将提供21个新的专门建造的摄影棚、一个外景拍摄空间、教育和培训中心以及一个公众可访问的自然保护区。

这一扩张将为郡和地区带来巨大的经济和社会效益——创造8000多个新就业岗位，每年为英国经济注入6.4亿英镑。一旦开发完成，松林工作室将成为世界上最大的工作室综合体，共有51个专门建造的舞台。

该协议允许松林公司在现有工作室基地以北的阿尔德伯恩农场提供63英亩的自然保护区。公众可进入的保护区将保护现有的栖息地，增强当地的生物多样性，并提供新的人行道，从而创造一个社区资产。

批准的扩建将直接解决英国生产住宿需求的持续增长。

松林集团公司事务总监Andrew M Smith OBE DL说:

“我们很高兴白金汉郡议会批准了我们扩建松林工作室和奥尔德伯恩农场新自然保护区的计划。这一发展将为英国电影和电视行业提供宝贵的资源，巩固松林作为英国领先制作基地的地位，为我们当地社区带来重大利益，并鼓励新人才加入该行业。”