Green light for expansion of Yorkshire production site

Expansion of Production Park, West Yorkshire's world-class campus for stage and screen production, to cover nearly 30 acres has received planning approval.

The development will encompass two new studios for the site, which was the main production base for the acclaimed Netflix series, 'Adolescence', adding more than 70,000 sq. ft of commercial space, to enable more major productions to rehearse and to film in Yorkshire. It will also enable the site to expand its training and education facilities, and create new opportunities for collaboration, training and innovation.

The area will feature tenant spaces, a training and performance centre, and additional teaching space for the Academy of Live Technology (ALT), Production Park’s on-campus higher education institution dedicated to training the next generation of industry professionals.

For many years, Production Park has hosted headline talent and leading production teams including P!NK, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Cirque Du Soleil, Coldplay and The 1975.

It began as a single rehearsal studio mainly serving European music tours and has evolved into a collection of state-of-the-art production facilities which serve global artists, broadcasters and brands.

,Alongside its studios, Production Park is home to industry names including TAIT, ROE and 4Wall, which have established offices, manufacturing and showroom facilities on site. They sit alongside innovative companies such as HIVE and Precision Devices.

In 2009, an education facility was founded on campus with a mission to train live events professionals. The Academy of Live Technology (ALT) offers degrees, short courses and bespoke training across the full spectrum of live events. ALT expanded internationally in 2023 with the launch of ALT at Rock Lititz in the USA. Production Park is also home to xplor, which offers Research & Development services across the live experience sector.

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