Planning permission has been granted by Hull City Council for the construction of a new film and TV studio in Hull.

Northern Films is behind the £3m development, that would include a 19,700sq ft soundstage, on a currently-vacant site on the Priory Park industrial estate; the studio would consolidate Hull’s location-filming appeal.

The aim is for the facility to be fully operational by the end of 2025, with offices, dressing rooms, temporary accommodation and a joinery and fabrication workshop among the amenities on offer.

With planning permission granted by Hull City Council last week, the complex is set to include dressing rooms, office space and temporary accommodation for visiting film crews as part of the main building, as well as a standalone joinery and fabrication workshop.

Northern Films director Andrew Fenton said: “Television and film production is a major growth industry in the UK and, for a variety of reasons but mainly cost, companies are increasingly looking for production bases outside of London.

“We believe we can offer top-quality facilities right here in Hull. We have the perfect location to meet the very specific requirements of the industry and a strong long-standing network of existing businesses in Hull with the sort of skills that are essential in set design and construction.

“The soundstage will add to what we already have here [Northern Films’ base is next to the proposed site and is already a multi-use production hub] and the two buildings will be physically linked by a footbridge between the upper floors.”

He added: “We already have post-production and grading facilities, sound mastering, visual effects and CGI here along with sets, rehearsal space and a hospitality area so adding a soundstage is the next logical step for us… Most soundstage facilities are usually landlord-operated and are just spaces to hire out with very limited opportunities for local people. However, we hope this will be very different.”