Vale of Neath Strategic Framework: Vale of Neath Heritage Corridor Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting Limited (PSC) was appointed by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to develop a Heritage Destination Development...
Canal and river tourism consultancy projects
Ulster Canal Restoration Leisure Study
Ulster Canal Restoration Leisure Study Client: Waterways Ireland Waterways Ireland secured funding to progress an element of the overall Ulster Canal restoration project in Clones. As part of the wider restoration project, there is a proposal to create a water-sports,...
Canal boat passenger feasibility study
Canal boat passenger feasibility study Client: Blaby District Council Planning Solutions Consulting were commissioned to explore the potential to introduce a canal boat passenger or water taxi service on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) to add to the critical...
Visitor, education and boating centre feasibility study
Visitor, education and boating centre feasibility study Client: Broads Authority The Broads Authority commissioned an architectural competition to design a landmark visitor, education and boating centre on a site adjacent on the River Bure at Acle Bridge, Norfolk. The...
Pooley Country Park visitor experience masterplan
Pooley Country Park Visitor experience masterplan Client: Warwickshire County CouncilIt is a 154 acre site of natural regeneration on the location of the former Pooley Hall Colliery. Pooley Country Park represents an important outdoor recreation resource and includes...
Heritage visitor centre business plan, Bennerley Viaduct
Heritage visitor centre business plan Client: Friends of Bennerley Viaduct Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to co-produce a business plan for Bennerley Viaduct, which is the longest of only two surviving...
Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park Market Assessment and Options Appraisal
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...
Visitor Centre Feasibility Study, Marches Mosses, Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Visitor Centre Feasibility Study Client: Shropshire Wildlife Trust Restoring the Marches Mosses is a five-year project and it is a partnership between Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England and Natural Resources Wales. The multi-million pound project is supported...
Operational Review Pooley Country Park and Heritage Centre, Warwickshire
Operational Review Pooley Country Park and Heritage Centre Client: Homes and Communities Agency PSCL carried out an operational options review to identify new products and activities to increase visitor numbers and to build awareness of Pooley Country Park and...
Feasibility Study Cremorne Riverside Centre
Feasibility Study Cremorne Riverside Centre Client: Doug Rose Smith Leisure Consultants Working with Doug Rose Smith Leisure Consultants we carried out a study for a new watersports offer which is located adjacent to the River Thames. The focus is on providing access...
Enhancing the Visitor Experience at West Port Lake Visitor Centre, Stoke on Trent
Enhancing the visitor experience Client: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust manages 25 nature reserves across Staffordshire including the innovative visitor and education centre at West Port Lake in Stoke-on-Trent. This was built by British...
Vision and Destination Development, Basingstoke Canal
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...
Visitor Research Basingstoke Canal
Visitor Research Basingstoke Canal Clients: Surrey County Council and Hampshire County Council The Basingstoke Canal runs for 32 miles from Greywell in Hampshire through to Woodham in Surrey where it joins the Wey Navigation and beyond to the River Thames. It has a...
Canal – high level site review
Canal – high level site review Client: Confidential Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to carry out a high-level review, from a leisure and tourism perspective, of a canal located in the UK. The work included a review of the canal (cycling the length of...
Options-review Tiddenfoot Waterside Park
Options Review Tiddenfoot Waterside Park Client: Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Central Bedfordshire Council to carry out a high-level options review to identify potential development opportunities at Tiddenfoot...
North Soar destination feasibility study
North Soar destination feasibility study Client: North Soar Trails Syndicate North Soar is an attractive rural area of approximately 50 square miles located to the south of Nottingham and north of Loughborough. The area has a number of walking, cycling and horse...