Hemingway Design has been appointed to design the new Dreamland theme park in Margate, Kent.

Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, who made their name as fashion designers, have been tasked with creating the park’s overall scheme.

Stage one of the project to transform the site into a £10m heritage park is expected to open next year.

Nick Laister, chair of The Dreamland Trust, said: "Wayne and Gerardine have created some truly great places, from the transformation of Boscombe seafront to the regeneration of a rundown housing estate in Norfolk.

"At Dreamland, HemingwayDesign's job will be to bring our proposals to life, and I have no doubt that they will exceed our expectations."

The Dreamland Margate restoration project represents a multi-million pound investment from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Sea Change Programme, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Thanet District Council.

Efforts to revitalise the Dreamland site form part of a wider strategy involving MTCRC and the local authority, which aims to drive forward the regeneration of the Kent resort.

Last year, the £17.4m Turner Contemporary gallery, designed by David Chipperfield Architects and dedicated to the life of 19th century artist JMW Turner, opened to the public.