Work starts on new cinema - at last!

Work has at last started on the Ealing Filmworks development. St George, who bought the site earlier this year, confirmed this week that they have begun construction. However, despite the Council’s publicity puff, it’s clear that the long-awaited cinema will not be opening until 2019. It will not be on New Broadway behind the old preserved frontage (shown below), but is planned to be in a pedestrian precinct behind the old Walpole House in Bond Street. 

St George also want to increase the number of flats on the site, and reduce the amount of commercial space. They will be submitting an application in the new year to vary their planning permission, and before that will have a public exhibition to explain their proposals.