BUILDING work for the controversial £200m development of Pinewood Studios could begin in just months.

Pinewood Shepperton plc has submitted detailed designs of the first phase of their Pinewood Studios Development Framework, and they hope this could be approved before the end of 2014.

Overall expansion plans would more than double the size of the existing Iver Heath site, and their plans faced a staunch reaction from villagers.

This first initial phase will comprise five stages, ten workshops, production offices and associated infrastructure and landscaping, the company says.

Pinewood expects work to commence in the early part of 2015, with occupation in 2016.