Permission has been granted by St Albans City and District Council (SACDC) for filming to begin next month.

Agent Planit Films Ltd submitted an application to film at the Lower Stud Equestrian Centre in Drop Lane, Bricket Wood, between October 2024 and October 2025.

The shooting for the project is planned to begin in November from 7am to 7pm each day, with 15 crew an cast cars, a shuttle bus and a 7.5 ton truck all attending the site.

Planit Films Ltd, which negotiates permissions and use for filming sites, has previously secured locations for multiple Hollywood blockbusters.

Film sites in Skyfall, The Avengers and Mission Impossible were all chosen by the company and they have a partnership with Bovingdon Airfield Studios.

SADC suggested that "no prior approval" was necessary as the planning statement was "compliant" with all requirements to conduct filming on the premises.

The site plan for the upcoming filming.The site plan for the upcoming filming. (Image: Planit Consulting) In its supporting statement, Planit ensured that noise would not be an issue and transport would not be affected.

It said: "The noise generated on site will be kept to a minimum and the specific filming does not propose any noise generating special effects (explosion, etc)."

Following the ceasing of the "shoot" the company promised to remove all structures and machinery "as soon as practicable" and carry out "restoration works" to maintain the area. 

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One public comment raised concerns that it would be "inappropriate to use" the site entrance marked in the plans due to "conflict between horses, pedestrians and dogwalkers", but did not object to the application.

This is not the first time the area has been subject to filming with a similar application in May 2022 being approved.

St Albans has also had its fair share of filming recently, with ITV spotted at The Garibaldi and Fade To Black for new crime drama Code of Silence.