Plans to build an entertainment resort in Kent have gained momentum as the companies behind the scheme have appointed new leadership.

British company London Resort Company Holdings and its parent Kuwaiti European Holding Group have announced Humphrey Percy, Group CEO as the CEO of London Resort and Mike Morrison has been hired as CFO.

The project would see an Paramount themed entertainment resort built on the Swanscombe Peninsula.

Kevin Doyle, who has worked on the project from the start, has been appointed Development Consent Order Coordinator, responsible for ensuring the order for the project is successfully submitted.

Mr Percy said: “We are now entering a new exciting phase of the project as we carry out our final stage of consultation prior to submitting our Development Consent Order (DCO).   

“This announcement reaffirms our determination to submit our application for the Entertainment Resort. After many months of review, revision and reappraisal we have a robust business plan for building a world-class entertainment resort in the UK and are ready to push forward.

“We are working closely with the local authorities, landowners and local community, as well as our other stakeholders, to deliver a global destination attraction.

  “I am delighted to be directly overseeing the plans for the proposed Entertainment Resort in North Kent and welcome Mike and Kevin in their new roles as CFO and DCO Coordinator, respectively.

  “I am confident that now, we have the team, the partners and the plans in place to deliver a truly global destination attraction.”