Government 'Backs Builders Not Blockers' - Overturns Studios Plan Refusal

Government 'backs builders not blockers' - overturns studios plan refusal

Sky has won approval for a major northward expansion of its Elstree studios in Borehamwood at appeal despite green belt fears.

Sky Studios Elstree, Home Of ‘Wicked’ & ‘Jurassic World’ Filming, Gets Greenlight For Major Expansion

Sky Studios will attract £2B ($2.7B) worth of production investment to the UK over the next five years, it has said, after being given the go-ahead for a huge expansion of its Elstree site. The long-gestating expansion, which was denied last year over environmental concerns, will see the Wicked and Jurassic World studio grow by […]

Sky Studios Elstree Expansion Approved

Planning approval has been granted for the expansion of Sky's film and TV studio in Hertfordshire, which has been operational since 2022. The post Sky Studios Elstree Expansion Approved appeared first on WORLD SCREEN.

Sky receives approval for Elstree studio expansion

Planning approval has been granted for the expansion of Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s state-of-the-art film and TV studio, financed and developed by L&G. The approval allows for a further 10 stages to the complex located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The development is expected to create over 2,000 jobs and attract £2 billion of production investment to the UK within the first five years of operation. It means Sky Studios Elstree, already one of E…

£2 billion boost on track as Sky Studios Elstree expansion approved

Following the news that investment company AXA IM Alts has been given the green light to redevelop the former BBC Elstree Centre, Sky has revealed it has been granted approval for the expansion of Sky Studios Elstree. Plans to allow a further 10 stages to the existing complex have been approved, paving the way for production investment of £2 billion in what the company said was a “major boost for UK economic growth”. Financed via a partnership w…

Green-lit sequel: £400m expansion to double Sky Studios Elstree

Sky and Legal & General have secured planning consent to almost double Sky Studios Elstree in Hertfordshire. Hertsmere councillors have approved the £400m Sky Studios Elstree North project, adding 10 extra stages and 210,000 sq ft of Tier 1 space. The Borehamwood complex will rise to 22 stages across 65 acres and 470,000 sq ft in total. Construction is scheduled to start next year, creating around 600 jobs. The build will be on a similar scale t…