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Great Wolf Resorts Pauses Work on First UK Waterpark Over Timeline Uncertainty

Great Wolf Resorts has paused work at Chesterton to finalise designs pending confirmation of its construction schedule.

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Overview

  • The scheme’s planning permission faces expiry after three years without any start to construction.
  • Great Wolf completed the Chesterton site purchase and carried out initial highways and utilities works before pausing additional development.
  • Detailed designs for a 498-room hotel with an indoor waterpark, adventure park, dining and conference facilities are being finalised for council review.
  • The developer maintains its £200 million investment estimate and expects the project to generate roughly 1,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent roles.
  • Parallel proposals in Derbyshire and Hampshire underline Great Wolf’s broader UK expansion strategy.