Variety report:
Jacquetta Lowen-Cooper, chair of the council’s planning committee, said, “To have allowed this development of more than 110 acres in the greenbelt and Colne Valley Park would not only have caused significant degradation to the local environment and quality of life of local residents but would also have set a precedent, potentially undermining the council’s future ability to resist inappropriate greenbelt developments elsewhere in the district.”
This will be a big blow to the UK leading Film Studios in a time where making films in the UK has become increasingly popular. Movies most recently shot there include Clash of the Titans, Moon, Quantum of Solace and The Dark Knight.
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Bloody NIMBYs.
The UK film industry NEEDS this development. Rejecting it will not only hurt Pinewood, but could damage the entire industry.
Besides, there is a massive housing shortage in the UK, and this would have been a sustainable housing development that doesn't involve people living in homogenous estates.
Still as long as a group of pompous gits are happy.
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