The site has full planning (detailed below) for an outdoor activity centre, with head office building (approx 430sqm) and associated infrastructure. The superb location and proposed facilities will attract visitors seeking a fun, adventurous and good quality outdoor activity experience. The proposed activities detailed can be developed further and there is also an opportunity for temporary events. The site totals approx 19 acres of woodland, and approx 3 acres adjacent pastureland set in the Ribble Valley, an area acclaimed for its natural beauty.

Indicative concept sketch

Planning Permission Details (Ref 3/2012/0578)
The site received planning consent in December 2012 for the development of an outdoor adventure centre to include:
1) TREETOP AERIAL ADVENTURE COURSE
2) SEGWAY COURSES
3) BAREFOOT TRAILS
4) CHILDREN’S ADVENTURE TRAIL
5) SUPPORT FACILITIES, TO INCLUDE;
Cafe, ancillary retail, customer service facilities. Parking for 50 cars, 5 coaches, and bikes / motor cycles.

Location
The site is located in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, within a one hour drive of major conurbations such as Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Lancaster and the Lake District. It is within 2 miles of Junction 8 of the M65 and situated on Whalley Road (A671) in Read.

Target Market
The site owners envisage the site will attract a wide range of different visitors;
1) FAMILIES
This will form the majority of the weekend and school holiday business.
The facilities will be suitable for families of all ages with a full range of activities.
2) CORPORATE
The facilities and space available creates an opportunity to use the site for the corporate market.
3) SCHOOLS
The site will cater for school trips for children to enjoy the facilities. In addition, there will be educational trips based on the historic woodland and environment.

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Planning Solutions Consulting Ltd on 023 9248 1999 or email consulting@pslplan.co.uk

Contact Kevin Brown or Richard Linington

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The research included carrying out a review of examples of best practice, an analysis of recent regeneration programmes and we also set out recommendations relating to the different types of intervention that the Welsh Government should focus on to maximise impact and value for money for coastal town regeneration projects.

The following recommendations are being used to inform the Welsh Government’s regeneration framework:

• Develop a robust baseline of evidence on coastal towns and communities;
• Develop a sophisticated management information system to capture outputs, outcomes and impacts;
• Consider increasing the Coastal Communities Fund ‘pot’ for Wales and back major investment plans that have a ‘catalytic’ effect;
• Improve the sharing of lessons between public agencies, stakeholders and other partners; and
• Develop a dynamic visitor offer associated with ‘place-making based on local assets and distinctiveness.

You can read the report: An Evaluation of Current Practice in Relation to Seaside Town Regeneration

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Physical isolation
Changes in tourism trends
The seasonality of the seaside economy
Frequent high levels of deprivation
A range of housing issues
Declining town centres
Issues concerning coastal erosion
Demography – ageing and transient populations

Appropriate tourism development can play an important role in helping to create a sustainable coastal economy. A number of destinations have used small scale interventions such as the East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton which have had a significant positive impact in terms of raising the tourism profile and attracting new visitors. At Coastal Regeneration we were recently invited to present our thoughts about sustainable coastal tourism development at the Devon Maritime Forum.

One Wild Swimming participant recently posted in Outdoor Enthusiast Magazine – “One lake was so crystal clear that I simply sucked up water when I needed a drink, rather than heading for the support boat.”

Swimming, by its nature is a low impact, medium intensity work out, enabling a cross-section of ages to take part. Those who typically go on a swim trek holiday may be anything from teenagers to the retired, alone or with a friend, experienced open water swimmers or those unfamiliar to being outside the swimming pool.

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Here a link to the new service Visitor Research.

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