The park would be the first British version of the movie-themed park, which currently operates in Florida, California and Japan as a rival to Walt Disney World.

One source told the MKCitizen: “Land around MK is too expensive for this sort of thing as it’s all optioned for warehousing and logistics – and that’s almost as expensive as housing land right now. They chose where they have as it’s got Thameslink and is going to have a new Wixams station for East West Rail."

If the plans come to fruition, it is thought that the move would create thousands of jobs in the area and chosen site is on 480 acres of land Kempston Hardwick and Stewartby, an area that once housed a famous brickworks where one in five of England’s bricks were made.

At first, sources explained that the venture would have thought to have been too expensive although it is now thought that the mass media coprition is "looking to explore" its options, according to Bedford Borough Council.

Central Bedfordshire Council’s deputy leader and Independent Biggleswade West councillor Hayley Whitaker said this week: “Universal says it’s now looking to explore planning permission via a special development order.

“This means the planning decision wouldn’t be made by CBC or Bedford Borough Council, but by the government."