Ambitious plans for the regeneration of Purfleet in County Essex, England are set to start in 2017 after Thurrock Council signed an agreement with its chosen development partner.
Developer Purfleet Centre Regeneration Ltd. will help to deliver the £1 billion, 2,500-home regeneration project, which includes a film studio complex.
A masterplan, which has been created for PCRL by architect Will Alsop, includes major enhancements to the surrounding landscape, with a new school and remodelled railway station.
The centrepiece of the regeneration will be a new 600,000 sq ft media village, which will be the first purpose-built film and TV studio complex of this type in the UK for 50 years.