Battersea Power Station has attracted much interest since it was switched off for use in 1983. A string of suitors have been eager to snap up the 40-acre Grade-II listed building to redevelop a lucrative part of south London. But the result of each plan has pretty been the same: very little.

The landmark has come to represent the hubris of the property market -with plans ranging from turning the formidable edifice into a theme park to those intending to transform the building into a cultural hub. Yet none have ever come into fruition leaving the site dormant for two decades.