Pinewood set to become the new Hollywood

Bosses at Pinewood Studios in the UK have submitted planning permission to build massive film sets that include a Venician canels, Paris and New York set streets and a Roman amphitheatre. The Daily Mail reports:

Pinewood Shepperton said that following extensive public consultation, it will today be putting forward the planning application to South Bucks District Council for Project Pinewood.

The project is described as 'a long term scheme of national significance to create a living and working community for the creative industries'.

The development, estimated to cost around £200million, features backdrops, including a Venetian canal, a Roman amphitheatre, a Tudor marketplace for period dramas and street scenes from downtown New York, French Quarter New Orleans, European townhouses, as well as a Chicago suburb, some of which could be visible from the M25.

The company is planning to incorporate up to 1,500 homes - a mix of apartments, town and detached houses - in the development.

The project was announced in 2007. Click here for more.