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Search the Public Notice PortalSky has won approval for a major northward expansion of its Elstree studios at appeal despite green belt fears.
The addition of 10 new stages to the existing Sky Studios Elstree complex, in Rowley Lane, Borehamwood, can now go ahead after Minister of State for Housing and Planning Matthew Pennycook MP overturned the initial decision.
Hertsmere Borough Council had voted to refuse permission on March 21, 2024, by six votes to five because it was considered inappropriate development in the green belt without the very special circumstances needed to outweigh that downside.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “This government is backing the builders, not the blockers.
“By cutting unnecessary red tape and transforming the planning system, we are getting Britain building and bringing in private investment to build an economy that rewards working people.
“This expansion is a massive vote of confidence in the UK’s world-leading film and TV sector that will create thousands of new jobs and boost investment into the UK, ensuring Elstree’s status as a hub of British creativity and innovation.”
The scheme will create more than 2,000 jobs and attract £2bn in production investment, according to Sky. It will bring the facility, where Wicked, Paddington in Peru, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Bad Tidings, and Mr Bigstuff were filmed, to 22 stages across 65 acres in total.
Sky Group CEO Dana Strong said: “The UK’s media and entertainment sector is a global powerhouse, and the expansion of Sky Studios Elstree will elevate it even further, creating thousands of jobs and opening doors for the next generation of British talent.
“With the government’s continued support through business rates relief and film and TV tax incentives, our creative economy is poised to be a driving force of UK growth."
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Campaigners against the plan had described the Sky hub “as it is” as “fantastic” but thought enlarging it would be an encroachment on neighbours’ lives and harm the area’s character.
“With the world in crisis, saving the natural world is crucial and it should never be destroyed for corporate profit,” one said.
“Once the green belt is gone, it is gone forever.”
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