British Disneyland Dream Crushed After Judge Orders Company Liquidation

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The London Resort Company, behind the ambitious £3.5 billion theme park planned for Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent, has been ordered to be wound up by a judge. The company faced years of opposition from eco-campaigners and mounting debt, ultimately leading to its demise.

The dream of a British Disneyland is over after a judge ordered a firm behind the plans to be wound up after years of backlash from eco-campaigners over the park.

But the site has run into a raft of problems, including Natural England's decision to designate the land as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the company behind the park racking up £100million of debt. The London Resort would have been home to various TV and movie-themed attractions. Above, a previous mock-up of how the theme park could have lookedWildlife experts previously expressed concerns over the impact of the park on a tiny spider just 1cm long.

Over 3,500 hotel rooms were set to be created alongside two ferry terminals – one each side of the River Thames. The multi-million pound London Resort was earmarked for construction on the Swanscombe Peninsula, between Dartford and Gravesend in Kent, for years Sally Smith, press and advocacy officer at Kent Wildlife Trust, said: 'It hasn't come as a complete surprise, the plans for the London Resort and the theme park on the site have been dead in the water for some time.'

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