Otterspool Tower is a name commonly given to a supertall skyscraper that was proposed in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Developers, Wiggins Group, first touted the idea in 1995 before moving forward with the proposal in 1998. Also dubbed the "Scousescraper", the building was set to be high and would have become the tallest building in Europe at the time. It was never built. Part of a £750 million regeneration vision of the former Festival Gardens site, the "grandiose" tower was planned to be predominantly leisure based, including such features as a 2,500 bed five-star hotel, a theme park and a giant waterfall. However, following negative reception, the plans were ultimately confirmed scrapped in late 1999; the developers subsequently claimed the proposal had only ever been made to "test the water", rather than being a truly serious concept. Site background A few miles south of Liverpool city centre, the site is reclaimed land from the River Mersey. Reclamation began in 1957, using domestic and industrial waste as infill; this was an extension northwards of the previously reclaimed Otterspool Promenade. Due to industrial decline in Liverpool, petroleum and oil related industries subsequently established on the new land were eventually abandoned, meanwhile refuse continued to be dumped at the site until 1981. Left derelict, part of the area was developed and landscaped for the city's hosting of the International Garden Festival in 1984. However, there was no strategy in place for what would become of the area after the expo. Eventually, part of the site was repurposed as an amusement park under the name "Pleasure Island" in 1992. Proposal Surrey-based developer, Wiggins Group, bought a 29.4% stake in the site in 1994, with an option to develop the entire site for £6.8 million; this was activated in late 1995 with Wiggins revealing a £200 million idea for the area, including a 1,000 ft tower. Under the terms of the option, Wiggins had one year to formalise and submit plans or forfeit their right to develop. After conceiving multiple proposals, Wiggins submitted outline planning permission in November 1996. However, the tower was not a concrete aspect of the plan and was described as "still under consideration". In early 1997, Wiggins bought out the owners of the site and closed Pleasure Island due to its poor financial performance. The planning application was withdrawn in September. Wiggins' new plans for the site were reported in the Liverpool