Welcome to the Marlow Film Studio obligation tracker by Save Marlow's Greenbelt
The Secretary of State has decided to grant planning permission for Marlow Film Studios. We believe the development will cause significant and lasting harm to the environment, the local community, and the landscape.
However, thankfully, this agreement comes with a number of conditions, in addition to the S106 agreement, a Unilateral Undertaking agreement and the public promises Dido Property Limited made about their plans.
The tracker below shows what the developers need to do.
If you have any information on any of the items below, or any breaches, please email contact@savemarlowsgreenbelt.org.
| Fulfilled | Short description | Comments | Long description | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Development needs to have started by 26/11/2028 | The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission (26/11/2025). | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition (other) | ||
Development must be carried out as per plans and documents of the application | The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the details
and documents and plans attached to this decision in Annex E. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition (other) | ||
The land/or buildings can only be used for TV and film studio | Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order
1987 (as amended) or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory
instrument revoking and reenacting that Order with or without modification, the land
and/or building(s) shall not be used for any purpose other than use as a TV and film
studio (and associated ancillary uses) and a community hall. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition (other) | ||
No live filming with an audience without prior approval | No live filming requiring an audience shall take place on the site without the prior
written approval of the local planning authority. Any requests for such events shall be
made in writing to and approved by the local planning authority not less than 10
working days prior to the event and the request shall include details of date(s), times,
duration, measures to minimise noise and disturbance and a visitor and parking
management plan. Events shall be managed in accordance with the approved
details. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition (other) | ||
Build Sequence Plan submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a build sequence plan has been submitted to
and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The build sequence plan to be
submitted shall be broadly in accordance with the Build Sequence plan submitted at
Appendix C of the February 2024 Environmental Statement Addendum (Feb 2024).
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Construction Management Plan (Environmental and Traffic) submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence (including any works of demolition and ground
works) on each relevant part of the development hereby permitted until a
Construction Management Plan (Environmental and Traffic) (CETMP) has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in respect of tharelevant part of the site. The CETMP shall include details of the following matters in
relation to the construction for that relevant part:
(...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Construction Environmental Management Plan submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence (including demolition, ground works, vegetation
clearance) until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP:
Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Site Waste Management Plan submitted to and approved by Bucks | Prior to commencement of any part of the development as shown on the approved
Build Sequence Plan, a Site Waste Management Plan in respect of that part of the
development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. This shall include principles for handling, disposing of and managing waste
during construction, and confirming targets for the reuse and recycling of waste and
diversion of waste from landfill for that phase of the development. Construction shall
be carried out in accordance with the approved details for that part of the
development. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Energy Statement submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence on any part of the development as shown on the
approved Build Sequence Plan until a detailed Energy Statement for that part of the
development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The statement shall be in broad accordance with measures set out in
Energy Statement - Document 18, prepared by AECOM, dated May 2022 and
Sustainability Statement - Document 17, prepared by AECOM, dated May 2022. It
shall include a robust, detailed assessment of the feasibility of measures to utilise
decentralised, renewable or low-carbon sources of energy; and water efficiency
measures. The development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved
Energy Statement. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Ecological Design Strategy submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a detailed Ecological Design Strategy (EDS)
detailing mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures has been submitted
to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Habitat Creation, Management and Monitoring Plan for the off site BNG submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a Habitat Creation, Management and
Monitoring Plan for the off site BNG, has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the local planning authority. The plan shall include: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Review, amend and update the ecological survey if no development by 26/5/2027 | If the development hereby approved does not commence (or, having commenced, is
suspended for more than 12 months) within 18 months from the date of the planning
permission, the approved ecological measures secured through Condition 10 shall be
reviewed and, where necessary, amended and updated. The review shall be
informed by further ecological surveys commissioned to: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Arbocultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until an updated Arboricultural Method Statement
(AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP) for the site has been submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Canopy Cover Implementation plan submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a detailed canopy cover implementation plan
and updated tree canopy cover spreadsheet, based on the Canopy Cover update
Addendum Planning Statement - Appendix 3A - Tree Canopy Cover Addendum
(March 2023) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The plan shall include: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Detailed scheme for crossing over Westhorpe Watercourse submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development within Plots 4 or 5 shall take place until a detailed scheme for the
crossing over Westhorpe Watercourse between Plots 4 and 5 has been submitted to
and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Site Investigation Report for Plot 4 submitted to and approved by Bucks | . No development shall commence within Plot 4 until a Site Investigation Report
relating to Plot 4 has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. This Site Investigation report shall provide a detailed assessment of the
risk to controlled waters and natural environmental features that may be affected,
including those outside Plot 4. It shall include a minimum of 3 rounds of background
monitoring for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances completed up and down the
hydraulic gradient of Plot 4, and for the avoidance of doubt, monitoring of substances
which may flow into and/or out of Plot 4. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Geotechnical report for the part close to the A404 submitted to and approved by Bucks and National Highways | No development shall commence (including any works of demolition and ground
works) until geotechnical submissions for that part of the site within 10m of the A404
strategic highway (in accordance with Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
Standard CD622) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority (in consultation with National Highways). The development shall
be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Site-wide Remediation Scheme submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a detailed site-wide Revised Remediation
Scheme, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. This Revised Remediation Scheme shall be based on the Remediation
Strategy ref WIE18037-100-S-2-3-2-RMS issue 2-3-2 dated October 2022
(Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd), as updated by the findings of the
updated Site Investigation relating to plot 4, and shall include: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Scheme for managing any borehole submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until a scheme for managing any borehole installed
for the investigation of soils, groundwater or geotechnical purposes, has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme
shall provide details of how redundant boreholes are to be decommissioned and how
any boreholes that need to be retained, post-development, for monitoring purposes
will be secured, protected and inspected.
The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to
the occupation of any part of the development. | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work | ||
Detailed existing and proposed level drawings of the site submitted to and approved by Bucks | No development shall commence until detailed existing and proposed levels
drawings of the site, demonstrating if land levels are being raised or lowered, have
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The levels
should be in accordance with the illustrative design levels information shown on plan
ref: 000019, submitted at Appendix 8b of the June 2023 Planning Statement
Addendum, and comprise: (...) | Recovered appeal publication | Planning condition prior to any work |
