LONDON, 14 NOVEMBER 2025:
Yoo Capital has submitted a detailed application to Camden Council for Camden Film Quarter (CFQ), a £1 billion creative-led regeneration that will establish London’s first purpose-built, film-focused urban neighbourhood and set a new global benchmark for sustainable studio design.
Led by real-estate investment firm Yoo Capital, CFQ will transform under-used industrial land in Kentish Town into a vibrant, mixed-use district where film production, new homes and education coexist.
The detailed application covers Yoo Capital–controlled land, which will deliver around 500 new homes (50 % affordable), 11 state-of-the-art film and television studios, new creative workspaces, public parks, and education facilities in partnership with the National Film & Television School (NFTS) and the London Screen Academy (LSA) – two of the UK’s leading creative education institutions.
The studios, designed by Camden-based architecture practice SPPARC and to be managed and operated by Oxygen Studios, introduce a pioneering vertical-studio model that allows production stages to stack efficiently, maximising limited urban land while creating an inspiring environment for film, television, and digital-content production.
Trevor Morriss, Principal at SPPARC, said:
“The submission of the detailed planning application for Camden Film Quarter marks a defining milestone in realising the inner-city film studio district that London deserves – a place where innovative, world-class creative studios are woven into the fabric of a wider neighbourhood.
Our vision is the product of long-term, close collaboration with Camden Council and a wide range of local stakeholders, where imagination and ambition has shaped a masterplan designed to nurture creativity and foster community, to demonstrate how culture, enterprise, and urban life can thrive together as a successful whole. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the council and our partners to bring that vision to life.”
Lloyd Lee, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Yoo Capital, said:
“Camden Film Quarter represents a bold new chapter for London’s creative industries – a place where storytelling, innovation, and community come together. As the screen sector evolves, London needs infrastructure that matches its creative ambition. Located in the heart of the city, Camden Film Quarter reimagines what a modern studio can be – an open, connected neighbourhood built for collaboration, education, and opportunity.
By uniting world-class studios, affordable homes, and public spaces, we’re creating a place that will inspire the next generation and keep London at the forefront of the global film and television economy.”
Andrew Usher, Group Managing Director of Developments at Places for People said: “Camden Film Quarter is set to become a landmark development for London and the next chapter in PfP’s placemaking journey.
This flagship scheme builds on the success of our transformational projects across the UK such as Park Hill in Sheffield, Poundbury and EastWick & Sweetwater at the Olympic Park. This project is a bold vision for inclusive regeneration and long-term social value in the heart of London and something we are proud to be shaping.”
Beyond the studios, CFQ will establish a new kind of neighbourhood – a place where creative professionals can live, work and learn side by side. Working in partnership with Places for People, the UK’s leading social enterprise developer, CFQ will deliver a diverse range of homes designed for long-term affordability, community stewardship and sustainable living.
Sustainability and adaptability underpin every aspect of the design
The masterplan aims to create a net-zero carbon neighbourhood, integrating circular-economy construction principles and delivering over a hectare of new public realm and green space. The studio buildings are engineered for the next generation of production, incorporating flexibility for virtual and immersive technologies to ensure continued relevance as the global screen industry evolves.
Camden Film Quarter will create thousands of jobs across production, education, and the wider supply chain, while establishing new training pathways that open the creative industries to local and international talent.
Once complete, CFQ will stand as London’s most advanced urban production campus, rivalling world-leading vertical studios such as New York’s Wildflower Studios and reaffirming the capital’s role as the global home of creativity and innovation.
Yoo Capital’s submission marks a major step forward in delivering a new kind of creative neighbourhood for London – one that will anchor the city’s global leadership in film, television, and digital media.