{"id":738,"date":"2025-04-01T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:05:11","slug":"this-surprising-london-suburb-could-become-the-uks-1000000000-answer-to-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/this-surprising-london-suburb-could-become-the-uks-1000000000-answer-to-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"This surprising London suburb could become the UK\u2019s \u00a31,000,000,000 answer to Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New plans could see a \u00a31,000,000,000 development built in north London (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A stone\u2019s throw from the upmarket Hampstead Heath<\/a>, Kentish Town<\/a> is famous for its colourful houses, top-notch pubs, and diverse restaurant scene.<\/p>\n

Now, it could be set to become the UK\u2019s answer to Hollywood, as plans for a \u00a31,000,000,000 quarter <\/a>dedicated almost entirely to filmmaking have just been adopted by Camden Council.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that the neighbouring Camden Town already has its roots firmly in the creative scene. After all, it was famously the home of Amy Winehouse<\/a>, The Clash shot the cover of their debut album there, and Pink Floyd played their first-ever gig at The Roundhouse.<\/p>\n

Plus, to this day, The Hawley Arms \u2013 favoured by Amy as well as Pete Doherty<\/a>, Kate Moss<\/a> and even Noel Fielding<\/a> \u2013 is still plastered in various pieces of signed memorabilia, including from Amy herself, who would often serve up customers behind the bar.<\/p>\n

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The plans have been developed by Yoo Capital (Picture: Yoo Capital)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With planning permission pending, the new plans for Kentish Town \u2013 also in the borough of Camden \u2013 could see part of the north London <\/a>neighbourhood turned into the aptly named Camden Film Quarter.<\/p>\n

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Spearheaded by real estate investment company Yoo Capital, the blueprint has been developed in partnership with the National Film and Television School and the London Screen Academy.<\/p>\n

It envisages a \u2018mix of creative space including film studios,\u2019 as well as soundstages, workshop spaces and even studio tours for the public.<\/p>\n

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There’ll be pedestrian-friendly cycle connections (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2024, Lloyd Lee, managing partner at Yoo Capital, told Deadline of the plans: \u2018I think that you could see a family coming to do a studio tour, see how movies are made and going into spaces where someone was filming, seeing golf carts go back and forth. They should feel like they\u2019re in the film and television corner of London.\u2019<\/p>\n

Plus, the wider Regis Road development will see 1,000 new homes built, 50% of which will be affordable, as well as new pedestrian and cycle-friendly connections connecting Kentish Town to Gospel Oak and Hampstead Heath.<\/p>\n

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1,000 new homes are set to be built here, 50% of which will be affordable (Picture: Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019ll be green spaces galore too, with the vision aiming to \u2018support local biodiversity and enhance the area\u2019s natural environment.\u2019 And if it all gets given the go-ahead, work on the development could start as early as 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Kentish Town is already a lovely place to live.<\/p>\n

Over on the r\/London Subreddit<\/a>, Kentish Town local @wmgregory notes that they love living in the area because it\u2019s \u2018not Camden Town (quieter),\u2019 and has \u2018nice pubs, caf\u00e9s and shops\u2019 as well as decent transport links in the form of \u2018trains, tubes, overground, and buses.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The area has ‘some of the best pubs’ in London (Picture: Shutterstock\/Massimo Todaro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

@Tubo_Mengmeng lived in Kentish Town for a year and a half, and \u2018definitely rate[s] the area personally.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018[It\u2019s] just [a] low key chill nice north London neighbourhood which floats my boat a bit more than somewhere trying too hard, def has overspill\/seeping of the surrounding areas into it too which helps give it a bit more of an identity,\u2019 they add.<\/p>\n

And in @mejogid\u2019s opinion, Kentish Town has \u2018some of the best pubs in London,\u2019 citing local watering holes The Pineapple, The Southampton Arms, Tapping the Admiral, The Rose & Crown and The Lion & Unicorn.<\/p>\n

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