Surrey film and tv industry boost as Netflix secures major planning permission in Chertsey

Surrey film and tv industry boost as Netflix secures major planning permission in Chertsey

Longcross Studios is set to get a soundstage and backlot upgrades to increase production capacity

Netflix receives approval for Longcross Studios upgrade

Longcross Studios has received permission to proceed with a major upgrade. Approval for plans for a “phased partial redevelopment” at the site, which straddles the administrative boundary between both Runnymede and Surrey Heath Borough Councils, was applied for and granted by both authorities. Proposals to upgrade the Netflix-owned studios, which is also home to the BBC’s Call the Midwife, include new sound stages, ancillary workshops and perman…