The Deputy Prime Minister will be stepping in personally to decide the fate of the controversial Holyport Film Studios application. The plan for Holyport Film Studios includes 20,900sqm of film and TV studio floorspace, plus sound stages, a virtual reality studio, workshops, specialist studio facilities and 2.9 acres of outdoor film backlots. She also announced she would be determining the Marlow Film Studios application, which was refused planning permission by Buckinghamshire Council and has also gone to appeal. Because of the potential economic benefits of film studios, these are one of several examples of infrastructure projects where the Secretary of State may step in to decide. Proposals for Holyport Film Studios were originally rejected by RBWM in March after receiving nearly 400 public objections.

Source: Express October 21, 2024 13:15 UTC