00:00Plans for a £1 billion film and television studio development in North London have been approved.
00:06The Camden Film Quarter will include 11 sound stages, education space and new homes on brownfield land in Kentish Town.
00:14The scheme was approved by Camden Council, despite objections from residents and opposition politicians over its scale and environmental impact.
00:23It will provide hundreds of homes, including affordable housing, as well as cycle routes, public space and education facilities.
00:32Developers say it will create jobs and establish Kentish Town as a centre for creative industries.
00:37Some object has raised environmental and fire safety concerns, which developers say will be addressed.
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