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