A public consultation into plans for a £450m North East film studio which its founders say could create thousands of jobs has been launched.
FulwellCain Studios – a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International – first unveiled plans for its plans for Crown Works Studios in Sunderland in February, saying the studio could become one of the largest in Europe. Plans have now moved to a public consultation stage, with the Newcastle office of planning consultancy Lichfields driving the process, which comes ahead of the formal planning application for the site, which covers 1.66m square foot hub in Pallion.
When it was unveiled by FulwellCain Studios and strategic partner Sunderland City Council, estimates from consultants at Saffery Champness and Nordicity said the proposed development could bolster regional economic growth, generating £336m for the local economy every year and promote levelling up by generating 8,450 employment opportunities in the North East within the next decade, with a number of sound stages suitable for major feature film and television productions.
