Client: Forest Holidays Forest Holidays currently manages 12 luxury cabin site across in England, Wales and Scotland. A new cabin site in Glentress Forest, Peebles, will open in November 2024, find out more here. Glentress Forest covers approximately 3,800 acres and...
Tourist accommodation
Thanet Accommodation Study
Client: Thanet District Council The investment in the cultural and tourism product, for example, the Turner Contemporary Gallery and Dreamland has transformed the visitor offer in Margate. The investment has helped to attract inward investment, raised the profile of...
Forest Holidays Thorpe Forest, Norfolk
Client: Forest Holidays Forest Holidays is the largest operator of luxury forest cabins in the United Kingdom and they have expanded their product by introducing innovative tree-house accommodation units at a number of their sites. We have been working with Forest...
Tourist accommodation feasibility study – Llancaiach Fawr Manor
Client: Caerphilly County Borough Council Llancaiach Fawr Manor is an established Grade I listed visitor attraction. The heritage visitor attraction is centred upon a ‘heritage’ experience which includes an interpretative offer, guide tours, a gift shop, café and...
Forest Lodge Feasibility Study, Dorset
Client: Rempstone Estate We were commissioned by the Rempstone Estate to assess the potential of developing a self-catering lodge business which would work well alongside an existing campsite business. Working with the Rempstone Estate in Dorset we carried out a study...
Tourist accommodation and watersports market demand and options appraisal
Planning Solutions Consulting were appointed by a charity, to carry out an assessment to identify market demand for a proposed tourist accommodation and an associated watersport project for a site located in a rural area. A key part of the work involved identifying...
Caravan Park Marketing Action Plan, South West England
Client: Private landowner As part of our work we reviewed the current marketing initiatives carried out by the caravan park’s operations team. Our work focussed on setting out an marketing action plan format with ‘quick win’ opportunities to help promote the unique...
Area Tourist Accommodation Development Study – Gwent Levels
Clients: Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council The Gwent Levels Accommodation project covered the rural area in Monmouthshire and Newport – from the River Rhymney to the Wye and bounded by the M4 to the north. The Gwent Levels are environmentally,...
Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park Market Assessment and Options Appraisal
Client: North West Leicestershire District Council The site incorporates the Moira Furnace Museum, located within a former blast furnace (a Scheduled Monument). It also has associated workings, lime kilns, an attractive woodland plantation, a network of trails, play...
Sustainable Visitor Accommodation: Business and Destination Development Guidance Notes, Gwent Levels
Client: Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council Working for Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council we were commissioned to produce guidance notes to help with the development of sustainable visitor accommodation within the Gwent Levels, an...
Gnoll Estate Country Park Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study
Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to examine the potential for the development of overnight visitor accommodation within the Gnoll Estate Country Park. Gnoll Estate Country Park is located near the market...
Glamping Feasibility Study, South East England
Client: Private landowner Working with the landowner, we were commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity of developing a luxury glamping business in an attractive woodland setting in South East England. Find about other visitor...
Tourist accommodation options appraisal
Client: Natural Resources Wales Working with Natural Resources Wales, we were commissioned to carry out an initial options appraisal to identify the potential to introduce low impact, sustainable tourist accommodation at a site within their forest estate. Developing a...
Sherwood Pines Forest – Site Assessment and Strategic Development Planning
Forest Holidays are the largest operator of luxury forest cabins in the United Kingdom, offering high quality breaks in forest locations. PSC has been working with Forest Holidays for over 20 years. Our work at Sherwood Pines Forest in Nottinghamshire involved a site...
Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study, Lepe Country Park
Client: Hampshire County Council Working with Hampshire County Council we assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist related accommodation within Lepe Country Park to help attract additional visitors and increase income. We carried out a detailed study which...
Vision and Destination Development, Basingstoke Canal
Client: Surrey County Council & Hampshire County Council Constructed between 1788 and 1794, The Basingstoke Canal runs for 32 miles through Hampshire to Surrey where it joins the Wey Navigation and beyond to the River Thames. It has a continuous tow path and has...
Future Potential – Forest Cabins in the UK
Client: Forest Holidays As part of a feasibility study for forest cabins we provided a scoping study on the future business potential of the Forest Holidays product in the United Kingdom and in particular the opportunity to expand the portfolio of forest cabin sites....
Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study, Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Client: Hampshire County Council Working with Hampshire County Council, we assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist related accommodation within Queen Elizabeth Country Park to help increase income generated on site and attract additional visitors on a year round...