TV entrepreneur Peter Jones is set to open this year's Fulmer Day.
The Dragon's Den star will kick off the fun at 2pm on Saturday, and entertainment this uear will include music, arts and crafts and activity stalls.
The main road going through the village is set to close for the day, with drivers advised to use the B416 through Stoke Poges instead.
Fulmer Day
Friday 26 June 2009
More anger over Pinewood plans
More anger over Pinewood plans
PINEWOOD Studios' plans for a huge expansion to their site have continued to provoke anger among members of the nearby community.
Iver parish council have hit out at the plans, which would see a large number of permanent film sets resembling places like New York, Paris and San Francisco being built on Green Belt land in Iver Heath.
This would increase the number of people living in Iver Heath by about 3,300, almost doubling the current population of 3,500.
The parish council and residents are concerned that the size of the development is on far too large a scale for the village to cope with.
Julian Wilson, chairman of the parish council, said: "I cannot see how the infrastructure of this village will be sufficient. There are already problems with traffic at the moment, which will be massively increased if this goes ahead.
"The whole thing is fundamentally flawed. We are talking about five storey French style buildings being built, among other things, which would totally and completely change the style of the village.
"The houses in roads like Pinewood Green and Ashford Road, which are right next to this development will be hugely affected."
A planning application for the building work has been submitted to South Bucks District Council (SBDC), with a decision expected later this year.
Mr Wilson added: "I cannot see how this can be allowed. The very fact that it is on Green Belt land should be enough for the application to be turned d
PINEWOOD Studios' plans for a huge expansion to their site have continued to provoke anger among members of the nearby community.
Iver parish council have hit out at the plans, which would see a large number of permanent film sets resembling places like New York, Paris and San Francisco being built on Green Belt land in Iver Heath.
This would increase the number of people living in Iver Heath by about 3,300, almost doubling the current population of 3,500.
The parish council and residents are concerned that the size of the development is on far too large a scale for the village to cope with.
Julian Wilson, chairman of the parish council, said: "I cannot see how the infrastructure of this village will be sufficient. There are already problems with traffic at the moment, which will be massively increased if this goes ahead.
"The whole thing is fundamentally flawed. We are talking about five storey French style buildings being built, among other things, which would totally and completely change the style of the village.
"The houses in roads like Pinewood Green and Ashford Road, which are right next to this development will be hugely affected."
A planning application for the building work has been submitted to South Bucks District Council (SBDC), with a decision expected later this year.
Mr Wilson added: "I cannot see how this can be allowed. The very fact that it is on Green Belt land should be enough for the application to be turned d
Villagers continue to rail against green belt studios
"There are already problems with traffic at the moment, which will be massively increased if this goes ahead.
"The whole thing is fundamentally flawed. We are talking about five-storey French style buildings being built, among other things, which would totally and completely change the style of the village. The houses in roads like Pinewood Green and Ashford Road, which are right next to this development, will be hugely affected."
A planning application for the building work has been submitted to South Bucks District Council (SBDC), with a decision expected later this year.
Mr Wilson added: "I cannot see how this can be allowed. The very fact that it is on green belt land should be enough for the application to be turned down."
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Sunday 14 June 2009
U.K. town takes on movie studio
U.K. town takes on movie studio
U.K. town takes on movie studio
The Black Horse Pub in Fulmer, England
Britain's Pinewood Studios has designs on doubling its size. But local residents say the expansion will spoil the countryside, and the plan isn't quite what it seems. Stephen Beard reports.
The Black Horse Pub in the village of Fulmer, England, is a meeting place for opponents to the Pinewood Studios expansion. (Stephen Beard/Marketplace)
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Kay Keane, manager of the Black Horse Pub
* Ronnie Lamb, chairman of the local parish council, pets one of his donkeys. He opposes the Pinewood Studios project.
Ronnie Lamb, chairman of the local parish council, pets one of his donkeys. He opposes the Pinewood Studios project.
TEXT OF STORY
Kai Ryssdal: You've heard of Hollywood, of course. And Bollywood, probably too -- India's movie industry based in Mumbai. But what about Pinewood? It too is part of the film business. It's a studio about 20 miles outside London. It's been kind of a mini-Hollywood since the 1930s, turning out movies like "Day of the Jackal" and "Phantom of the Opera." Now Pinewood's got plans to expand out into the surrounding countryside. But the neighbors claim that like everything else in movie-making this plan is not quite what it seems. Marketplace's Stephen Beard reports.
STEPHEN BEARD: Sprawling across 100 acres of rural southern England, Pinewood is already big. All the Bond movies were made here, along with scores of American blockbusters: "Dark Knight," "Wolfman," and the "Bourne Ultimatum."
But Pinewood's Group Director Andrew Smith says he and his colleagues want to expand. They've bought another 100 acres of nearby countryside, and they're planning what he calls a visionary project.
ANDREW SMITH: What we are looking to do is to build a living and working community for the creative industries. And this will be the first of its kind, we think, in the world actually.
The plan at a cost of $300 million: to build up to 1,400 homes for movie-workers, cameramen and carpenters, and set designers and the like. These homes will then double as a film set. They'll be arranged in a series of permanent, street scenes available as a backdrop for moviemaking.
SMITH: We're building 16 street scapes, which will replicate your typical street in Paris, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Venice. There are street scenes from New York, Boston, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
He says the project will save money and the environment. There'll be less need to fly film crews to different locations around the world. That will cut Pinewood's carbon emissions. But the plan is not going down well with the locals.
In The Black Horse Pub in the neighboring village of Fulmer, there's almost total opposition. Pub manager Kay Keane says, the landscape around the studio is designated as Green Belt. That means it's legally protected with strict curbs on building and development.
KAY KEANE: Green Belt is Green Belt. You cannot build on Green Belt. And it should never be allowed.
She says Pinewood is in the business of creating illusions, and this project is just another one. She believes it's a sham, a way to get round the Green Belt planning restrictions and make a mint out of the real estate.
KEANE: They're trying to pull the wool over our eyes by making it into Little Venice and Rome, having that as a concept.
BEARD: You think this is just a residential development project?
KEANE: That's all it is.
RONNIE LAMB: Arthur! Arthur's coming. Come on Fred!
Ronnie Lamb calling his two pet donkeys. Ronnie is chairman of the local Parish Council. He says no one could possibly object to Pinewood building its street scenes. The problem is then populating them permanently with up to 4,000 real people.
LAMB: The major concerns from the locals, who actually like Pinewood, is that we're going to have a huge development where the local roads are simply totally unable to cope with that level of traffic.
Back at Pinewood, the studio is quietly confident that it will eventually assuage local concerns and persuade the authorities to approve the plan. Movie-making, after all, is a lucrative, and highly popular industry.
BOND MOVIE: Good to see you Mr. Bond!
But Pinewood, scene of so many staged confrontations, must know that it now has a real fight on its hands.
At Pinewood Studios, this is Stephen Beard for Marketplace.
U.K. town takes on movie studio
The Black Horse Pub in Fulmer, England
Britain's Pinewood Studios has designs on doubling its size. But local residents say the expansion will spoil the countryside, and the plan isn't quite what it seems. Stephen Beard reports.
The Black Horse Pub in the village of Fulmer, England, is a meeting place for opponents to the Pinewood Studios expansion. (Stephen Beard/Marketplace)
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* Pinewood Studio's Group Director Andrew Smith
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* Kay Keane, manager of the Black Horse Pub
Kay Keane, manager of the Black Horse Pub
* Ronnie Lamb, chairman of the local parish council, pets one of his donkeys. He opposes the Pinewood Studios project.
Ronnie Lamb, chairman of the local parish council, pets one of his donkeys. He opposes the Pinewood Studios project.
TEXT OF STORY
Kai Ryssdal: You've heard of Hollywood, of course. And Bollywood, probably too -- India's movie industry based in Mumbai. But what about Pinewood? It too is part of the film business. It's a studio about 20 miles outside London. It's been kind of a mini-Hollywood since the 1930s, turning out movies like "Day of the Jackal" and "Phantom of the Opera." Now Pinewood's got plans to expand out into the surrounding countryside. But the neighbors claim that like everything else in movie-making this plan is not quite what it seems. Marketplace's Stephen Beard reports.
STEPHEN BEARD: Sprawling across 100 acres of rural southern England, Pinewood is already big. All the Bond movies were made here, along with scores of American blockbusters: "Dark Knight," "Wolfman," and the "Bourne Ultimatum."
But Pinewood's Group Director Andrew Smith says he and his colleagues want to expand. They've bought another 100 acres of nearby countryside, and they're planning what he calls a visionary project.
ANDREW SMITH: What we are looking to do is to build a living and working community for the creative industries. And this will be the first of its kind, we think, in the world actually.
The plan at a cost of $300 million: to build up to 1,400 homes for movie-workers, cameramen and carpenters, and set designers and the like. These homes will then double as a film set. They'll be arranged in a series of permanent, street scenes available as a backdrop for moviemaking.
SMITH: We're building 16 street scapes, which will replicate your typical street in Paris, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Venice. There are street scenes from New York, Boston, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
He says the project will save money and the environment. There'll be less need to fly film crews to different locations around the world. That will cut Pinewood's carbon emissions. But the plan is not going down well with the locals.
In The Black Horse Pub in the neighboring village of Fulmer, there's almost total opposition. Pub manager Kay Keane says, the landscape around the studio is designated as Green Belt. That means it's legally protected with strict curbs on building and development.
KAY KEANE: Green Belt is Green Belt. You cannot build on Green Belt. And it should never be allowed.
She says Pinewood is in the business of creating illusions, and this project is just another one. She believes it's a sham, a way to get round the Green Belt planning restrictions and make a mint out of the real estate.
KEANE: They're trying to pull the wool over our eyes by making it into Little Venice and Rome, having that as a concept.
BEARD: You think this is just a residential development project?
KEANE: That's all it is.
RONNIE LAMB: Arthur! Arthur's coming. Come on Fred!
Ronnie Lamb calling his two pet donkeys. Ronnie is chairman of the local Parish Council. He says no one could possibly object to Pinewood building its street scenes. The problem is then populating them permanently with up to 4,000 real people.
LAMB: The major concerns from the locals, who actually like Pinewood, is that we're going to have a huge development where the local roads are simply totally unable to cope with that level of traffic.
Back at Pinewood, the studio is quietly confident that it will eventually assuage local concerns and persuade the authorities to approve the plan. Movie-making, after all, is a lucrative, and highly popular industry.
BOND MOVIE: Good to see you Mr. Bond!
But Pinewood, scene of so many staged confrontations, must know that it now has a real fight on its hands.
At Pinewood Studios, this is Stephen Beard for Marketplace.
Saturday 6 June 2009
Property for Rent in Fulmer
Property for rent in Fulmer. Frostweb are so bad they keep listing it as the wrong address.
Property in Fulmer
Property in Fulmer
South Bucks District Council have three Applications in respect of the Pinewood Development:
1. Pinewood Outline Planning Application (09/00706/OUT)
2. Five Points Roundabout (09/00707/FUL)
3. Junction at Seven Hills Rd/Denham Rd (09/00708/FUL)
However, they have requested further drawings in respect of item 1 and these are not expected for several days yet. Consequently the Applications will not be ready to view on their website till then. You can, however, write in now if you want to state your objections to the Planning Applications at this point.
Do we really think that 1500 homes will be used by families that work on set and that Pinewood will be held responsible for the consequence of the development (traffic accidents, congestion, loss of green belt). Going to be interesting to see the SBDC / Pinewood relationship goes.
1. Pinewood Outline Planning Application (09/00706/OUT)
2. Five Points Roundabout (09/00707/FUL)
3. Junction at Seven Hills Rd/Denham Rd (09/00708/FUL)
However, they have requested further drawings in respect of item 1 and these are not expected for several days yet. Consequently the Applications will not be ready to view on their website till then. You can, however, write in now if you want to state your objections to the Planning Applications at this point.
Do we really think that 1500 homes will be used by families that work on set and that Pinewood will be held responsible for the consequence of the development (traffic accidents, congestion, loss of green belt). Going to be interesting to see the SBDC / Pinewood relationship goes.
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Objections to Pinewood Studios
Pinewood have now sent their Planning Application to SBDC. It is a terrible project in its current state and you can write to SBDC to object to the Application. The details of their Application, which you will need to quote, are not available yet - but coming soon we believe.
There are clearly several grounds that I would object on : Green Belt, road and traffic problems, schooling. In my letter to the SBDC I wil be stating what the reasons for your objections are.
Please could you link to this blog if your support this. We are always told that the number of letters received from the public is very important and does have an impact on any decision.
There are clearly several grounds that I would object on : Green Belt, road and traffic problems, schooling. In my letter to the SBDC I wil be stating what the reasons for your objections are.
Please could you link to this blog if your support this. We are always told that the number of letters received from the public is very important and does have an impact on any decision.
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Pinewood Studios submits application for £200m expansion
Pinewood Studios submits application for £200m expansion
6:34pm Monday 1st June 2009
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PINEWOOD Studios says it has submitted a planning application to South Bucks District Council to build a series of unique live-in film sets on Green Belt land.
The world-famous studio near Gerrards Cross is submitting its final planning application for a 100-acre, £200m expansion dubbed 'Project Pinewood', which would see 1400 homes incorporated into new film sets including a mock-up Venice canal and a Parisian square.
The development would create up to 1000 jobs and include a new primary school, medical facility, health suites and a 'significant improvement' in transport links as the studio, home to the James Bond franchise, looks to break the Hollywood monopoly.
But South Bucks District Cllr Bill Lidgate believes the 'creative industries clutter' would create massive traffic problems and claims the studio is “simply dressing up houses as film sets to by-pass Green Belt planning laws.”
He said: “I am yet to see the final planning application but I have seen the original proposals and spoken to the studio since and I am opposed to building homes on Green Belt land.
“They are going to build homes in New York and Paris looking-streets and call them film sets but we have no need for 1400 homes on Green Belt land.
“I don't really think it has anything to do with the films, I just think they're trying to fill their pockets by building houses and for that to happen, the whole area would require a major transportation reconstruction which won't happen.”
Mr Lidgate also said that he didn't believe the area needed a new primary school but it does need a new secondary school as Chalfont College is 'bursting at the seams”.
If the application is successful, the studio hopes to have the development, which was first announced in 2007, in place “within 10 years”.
SDJones, Hazlemere says...
10:16pm Mon 1 Jun 09
no to building on green belt for ANY reason, when will this land stealing stop, we wont have a green and pleasant land for much longer
no to building on green belt for ANY reason, when will this land stealing stop, we wont have a green and pleasant land for much longer
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Voyeur, HW says...
11:24pm Mon 1 Jun 09
Surely there can be trade offs between green belt and brown field land?
In any case WDC has recently proposed that green belt land in the Gomm Valley and at Terriers Farm be given over to housing!!!
Rather than have a blanket ban on developments in the green belt I suggest sympathetic and careful trade offs could still achieve the desired results.
Surely there can be trade offs between green belt and brown field land? In any case WDC has recently proposed that green belt land in the Gomm Valley and at Terriers Farm be given over to housing!!! Rather than have a blanket ban on developments in the green belt I suggest sympathetic and careful trade offs could still achieve the desired results.
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Hit me, HARD! says...
11:42pm Mon 1 Jun 09
Whilst I agree, I cant think of any brown field sites even close to big enough to accomodate them. Even if the new development were done seperately (Which would mean its not Pinewood).
Would rather make an exception in this case as opposed to risboro gypsies that move in build and dont worry about permissions....
Whilst I agree, I cant think of any brown field sites even close to big enough to accomodate them. Even if the new development were done seperately (Which would mean its not Pinewood). Would rather make an exception in this case as opposed to risboro gypsies that move in build and dont worry about permissions....
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Steve Totteridge Hill, says...
8:52am Tue 2 Jun 09
Smacks of more back handers and secret deals to me.
Monday 1 June 2009
Outsider's View of the Pinewood Development
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=7623&t=mi6&s=news
Pinewood gunning for Hollywood role
Bond News - 31-05-09
The home of the James Bond and Harry Potter films will tomorrow lay out plans to double in size and challenge Hollywood to host the next generation of blockbuster movies - reports The Times.
Pinewood Studios is submitting its final planning application for a 100-acre, £200m expansion that will have permanent film lots - including a row of New York brownstone apartments, a Parisian square and a Venice canal, so film-makers no longer have to fly abroad in search of locations.
Project Pinewood is also working with the National Film and Television School to set up an on-site academy that would train set designers and costume makers.
“Film-makers have the pick of going anywhere in the world,” said Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive of Pinewood Shepperton. “It is a very desirable industry from a profile point of view and from an economic point of view. We need to keep Britain ahead in terms of its creative skills and creative infrastructure.”
Built in 1934 by the construction tycoon Charles Boot, Pinewood later became part of the Rank Organisation until it was bought in 2000 by a consor-tium led by Dunleavy and ITV chairman Michael Grade. Dozens of well-known films have been shot there, including the Carry On series and Superman.
Pinewood, which has a market value of £70m, intends to take on a development partner for the project and would need to issue new debt or equity to finance it. It has a joint venture with Aviva Investors to develop the Shepperton Studios.
It has had to adapt its expansion after opposition from residents in neighbouring Bucking-hamshire villages during two years of planning. A lake designed to look like Italy’s Lake Como has been dropped after fears that it would disrupt local wildlife. A medieval castle has also been scrapped.
The company is proposing to incorporate up to 1,400 flats into the scheme, so people working on films can live on set. It forecasts this could create 1,600 jobs.
Pinewood is pitching its plans as an opportunity to form a “creative cluster”, adding toa media park that houses companies such as Technicolor, the postproduction giant.
Pinewood gunning for Hollywood role
Bond News - 31-05-09
The home of the James Bond and Harry Potter films will tomorrow lay out plans to double in size and challenge Hollywood to host the next generation of blockbuster movies - reports The Times.
Pinewood Studios is submitting its final planning application for a 100-acre, £200m expansion that will have permanent film lots - including a row of New York brownstone apartments, a Parisian square and a Venice canal, so film-makers no longer have to fly abroad in search of locations.
Project Pinewood is also working with the National Film and Television School to set up an on-site academy that would train set designers and costume makers.
“Film-makers have the pick of going anywhere in the world,” said Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive of Pinewood Shepperton. “It is a very desirable industry from a profile point of view and from an economic point of view. We need to keep Britain ahead in terms of its creative skills and creative infrastructure.”
Built in 1934 by the construction tycoon Charles Boot, Pinewood later became part of the Rank Organisation until it was bought in 2000 by a consor-tium led by Dunleavy and ITV chairman Michael Grade. Dozens of well-known films have been shot there, including the Carry On series and Superman.
Pinewood, which has a market value of £70m, intends to take on a development partner for the project and would need to issue new debt or equity to finance it. It has a joint venture with Aviva Investors to develop the Shepperton Studios.
It has had to adapt its expansion after opposition from residents in neighbouring Bucking-hamshire villages during two years of planning. A lake designed to look like Italy’s Lake Como has been dropped after fears that it would disrupt local wildlife. A medieval castle has also been scrapped.
The company is proposing to incorporate up to 1,400 flats into the scheme, so people working on films can live on set. It forecasts this could create 1,600 jobs.
Pinewood is pitching its plans as an opportunity to form a “creative cluster”, adding toa media park that houses companies such as Technicolor, the postproduction giant.
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