Paramount Kent
  Site plan for the proposed park
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| Location | Swanscombe, Kent, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′42″N 0°18′42″E / 51.4617°N 0.3117°ECoordinates: 51°27′42″N 0°18′42″E / 51.4617°N 0.3117°E |
| Owner | London Resort Company Holdings (Licensed from Paramount) |
| Operated by | London Resort Company Holdings |
| Previous names | Paramount Kent, Paramount Pictures Theme Park |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Area | 872 acres (353 ha) |
| Website | Official website |
London Paramount Entertainment Resort (commonly referred to as London Paramount) was a proposed theme park and entertainment precinct in Swanscombe, Kent. The project was announced on 8 October 2012 and it was estimated to open by around 2022. In June 2017, it was announced that Paramount has pulled out of the project - but its developers insisted planning and construction would continue without the Paramount brand and the resort woud open as 'London Resort'.
The park was to feature Europe's largest indoor water park, theatres, live music venues, attractions, cinemas, restaurants, event space and hotels. Allied to the project would be a training academy for the entertainment and hospitality sectors, a new country park, a large science and education visitor complex and "the biggest performing arts centre in Europe". The name of the park was been announced as the London Paramount Entertainment Resort.
The developer said that the theme of the park will have an emphasis on Britain and Kent, however the attractions are likely to be based on films and entertainment properties owned by the licensor of the park's name, Paramount Pictures. Once fully open, the park and related enterprises could sustain 27,000 jobs.
The project had received both positive and negative reactions in Kent. A commentary in the London Evening Standard in October 2012 called into question the commitment of some of the development partners, namely landowner Lafarge Tarmac, builder Brookfield Construction and property company Development Securities. However, on 10 December 2012 the project received a boost after securing the services of Chris Townsend, as its commercial director. Townsend performed the same role for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the London 2012 Summer Olympics and is charged with attracting investors for debt and equity funding.
The plans for the park received considerable backing from the British government when Paramount London became the first commercial venture to be awarded Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project status allowing the developers to bypass local planning requirements.
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