Rollercoaster of setbacks for Kent's Disney-style theme park
Nine years on and a spade is still yet to be placed in the ground. The project has lost a string of directors, racked up tens of millions of pounds of losses and been put in jeopardy by the presence of a rare spider. Now developers have asked the Planning Inspectorate to delay a review of the plans. The London Resort theme park is due to be built on the Swanscombe peninsula in Kent A look at its short history shows it has faced setback after setback. Things had looked promising when the Kuwaiti owners of nearby non-league football team Ebbsfleet United threw their financial weight behind the ...