Community Benefits
Development of an underused site
A landmark building for film production – potential to increase the sound stage space from the current 61,750 sqft to around 150,049 sqft (GIA)
Protecting and restoring a local landmark building
Development of an underused site and ensuring a long-term use of a historical asset
Landscape and site improvements
Opportunities to utilise the local supply chain in the creative and media sector
Opportunities for training and skills for young people in a growing sector’
Local Economic Benefits
Up to 700 person-years of construction employment generated over the 15–18-month construction period
Up to 2,020 new and local FTE permanent, indirect, and induced jobs
Wider Economic Benefits
The screen industry is a very valuable sector to the UK with a GVA of £12.4 billion as of 2019
Employment, expenditure and GVA for the film industry has grown significantly – over the period 2009-19, the total expenditure on film production in the UK has increased by 61%
A total economic impact of up to £317 million in GVA per annum.
Up to £95 million in GVA is expected to be generated within Hounslow annually.
Up to £819 million in GVA generated within Hounslow during the ten years following occupation.