

Swanscombe Peninsula SSSI saved as theme park project scrapped
24/01/2025
The High Court has ordered the company behind the project, the London Resort Company Holdings Ltd (LRCH) to wind up after a judge deemed it had breached a payment agreement with its creditors.
The £3.5bn London Resort theme park was to be located on Swanscombe Peninsula, a rich and diverse landscape home to over 200 species of conservation concern, including the Critically Endangered Distinguished Jumping Spider (Attulus distinguendus). As a result, the area was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural England in 2021. Its freshwater pools support an abundance of dragonflies; the site has also produced sightings of migrant species, including the Red-veined Darter and Southern Migrant Hawker- making it a site of interest for dragonfly enthusiasts.
The Planning Inspectorate also ordered the Ltd to award legal costs to other companies who had completed work ahead of a planning application, including Buglife.