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Planning Statement 08 Contents SCREEN HUB UK September 2020 Screen Industries Global Growth Hub DOCUMENT Planning Statement 08 Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Pinewood Studios 4 3. Site Description 8 4. Planning History 10 5. The Proposals 11 6. Planning Policy Context 16 7. Policy Assessment of the Proposals 27 8. Green Belt 45 9. Third Parties 60 10. The Planning Balance 63 Appendix 1: Planning history 67 Appendix 2: Planning policy matrix 70 Appendix 3: Residential amenity assessment 82 Appendix 4: Third party letters of support 84 Stuart / Irvine Sara Dutfield Client Pinewood Group Limited Our reference PINS3003 September 2020 1. Introduction Introduction 1.1 This Planning Statement is submitted on behalf of Pinewood Group Limited (PGL) to Buckinghamshire Council (BC) in support of an outline planning application for the development of a Screen Industries Global Growth Hub (Screen Hub UK) on land to the south of Pinewood Studios. 1.2 The application site comprises c.32ha of land which has formerly been worked for gravel extraction, with restoration approaching completion. 1.3 The proposal is described as: “Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for principal points of access) for the phased development of a screen industries global growth hub of up to 750,000 sq ft (70,000 sq m) comprising: A visitor attraction of 350,000 sq ft comprising a series of buildings 350,000 sq ft of film production buildings (including sound stages, workshops, offices and an external film backlot) An education hub (25,000 sq ft) A business growth hub (25,000 sq ft) Associated parking and servicing Green Infrastructure” 1.4 This Planning Statement identifies and appraises all the relevant planning policy considerations associated with the proposed development, and should be read in conjunction with the other documents and drawings submitted in support of the application, including: • Document 01 - Planning application forms including associated certificates • Document 02 - Community Infrastructure Levy Form 1 • Document 03 – Site location plan • Document 04 – Site plan • Document 05 - Parameter plans: PP1A Site context (existing levels) PP1B Site context (proposed levels) PP3 Development zones PP3A Land use PP3B Land Use PP4 Green infrastructure PP5 Access and movements PP6A Building heights PP6B Building heights PP7 Development numbers and yield 1 • Document 06 - Illustrative masterplans: Illustrative Masterplan (A) 3770-FBA-XX-00-DR-A-01_110 Illustrative Masterplan (B) 3770-FBA-XX-00-DR-A-01_111 • Document 07 – The Case for Growth and Recovery • Document 08 – Planning Statement • Document 09 - Development Framework and Design & Access Statement • Document 10 - Transportation Assessment (inc. Framework Travel Plan) • Document 11 – Landscape Strategy • Document 12 – Arboricultural Report • Document 13 – Environmental Statement (NTS, Volumes 1 and 2) • Document 14 – Economic and Social Benefits Assessment • Document 15 – Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy • Document 16 – Consultation statement • Document 17 – Sustainability Statement 1.5 The application is in outline form with all matters reserved for future approval except principal means of access into the site. 1.6 In accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the application provides details of potential routes of access through the site on the Parameter Plans, although the fixed routes and designs will be secured through reserved matters. Context 1.7 This Statement is prepared to assist BC in its determination of the application having regard to the requirements of the Development Plan, the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) and other material considerations. It evaluates the proposed development against local and national planning policies and carries out an overall planning balance. Structure of Planning Statement 1.8 The remainder of the Statement is structured as follows: Section 2: Provides an introduction to Pinewood Studios as an iconic brand within the world film industry; its reputation, heritage, scale, facilities, significant offer and role both nationally and internationally; Section 3 and 4: a description of the site and its surroundings, planning designations and the relevant planning history is included; Section 5: details the proposed development in full; Section 6: a summary of the development plan policies, national policies, economic, and film and screen based media policy context, against which the development proposals will be assessed is provided; Section 7: provides an assessment of compliance with the Development Plan; 2 Section 8: provides a Green Belt assessment; Section 9: highlights the support received from third parties; and Section 10: provides an assessment of the overall planning balance. Environmental Impact Assessment 1.9 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (hereafter referred to as the ‘EIA Regulations’) identifies projects where an EIA is required. The EIA Regulations implement the requirements of the European Community’s Directive on Environmental Assessment (85/337/EEC), as amended by the Council Directive No. 97/11/EC and 2011/92/EU. Further guidance is provided in the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG). 1.10 The size of the Site is above the 0.5ha ‘threshold’ for an urban development project, as set out in category 10b of Schedule 2 of the EIA Regulations, and therefore the need for EIA must be considered. The proposed development has not been the subject of screening but on review by EIA experts it was considered to be EIA development requiring an Environmental Statement (ES). 1.11 The structure of the ES which accompanies this application is as follows: Non-technical summary Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Approach to EIA Chapter 3 – Description of the Site and Surrounding Area Chapter 4 – The Proposed Scheme Chapter 5 – Consideration of Alternatives Chapter 6 – Socio-Economics and Human Health Chapter 7 – Landscape and Visual Chapter 8 – Biodiversity Chapter 9 – Transport Chapter 10 – Climate Change Chapter 11 – Air Quality Chapter 12 – Noise and Vibration Chapter 13 – Assessment of Cumulative Effects Chapter 14 – Summary of ES and Schedule of Mitigation 3 2. Pinewood Studios 2.1 This section of the Planning Statement provides an overview of Pinewood Studios and its evolution into one of the leading players in the international film, high end TV and screen based media industry. 2.2 Pinewood has enjoyed an unparalleled reputation in the world film industry since it was established in 1936. It has become a market leader with a global reputation. It is the largest and most prolific film and television studio in the UK and one of the leading providers of production facilities to the screen-based creative industries in the world. It operates as the hub of the West London film and television production cluster. 2.3 Its status is clear from the following achievements and features: Over 2,000 films have been produced at Pinewood Studios, winning 167 Oscars and 228 BAFTAs. In the past year alone, PGL’s UK-based studios have been home to many highly acclaimed productions such as Rocketman, No Time To Die, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Dumbo, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Pinewood is the first and only facility in the world to receive an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in 2009 for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. It offers a wide range of facilities essential for film, television and screen based production, on a scale that is currently rivalled by few studios worldwide and none in the UK. 2.4 The range of production facilities, services and skills available at Pinewood, is one of the most comprehensive in the world and provides a unique offer that attracts the best international producers and directors to make their films in the UK. Pinewood also accommodates a community of specialist businesses, enterprises and suppliers. 2.5 A unique feature of Pinewood’s offer is the co-location of stages with workshops and production offices and the essential array of specialist technicians, trades and crafts people who invest their extraordinary creativity, experience and skill into the myriad aspects of making a modern motion picture. 2.6 In granting outline planning permission on appeal for the Pinewood Studios Development Framework (‘PSDF’) development in 2014, the Secretary of State recognised the status of Pinewood, concluding that it ‘has a leading global status’ and ‘is an essential component of the UK film industry’. 4 The Pinewood Brand and its history 2.7 The history of Pinewood Studios began in 1934 when the Sheffield building tycoon Charles Boot purchased a Victorian manor house and estate in Buckinghamshire with the intention of creating Britain’s first international film studios to rival Hollywood. He formed a partnership with the flour millionaire J Arthur Rank and jute heiress Lady Yule, and together they invested £1 million in the design and construction of Pinewood Studios, which was opened on 30th September 1936. 2.8 There were twenty studios in the London area making films at that time, but what set Pinewood apart, was that it was a purpose-built new model in studio design; its design and functionality influenced by the operating methods of the Hollywood studios, and both Boot and Rank’s experience of the efficiencies
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