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, marina and associated dry-side...
Canal and river tourism consultancy projects
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 mass of tourism facilities and to provide...
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 competition generated a significant number of responses...
Pooley Country Park visitor experience masterplan
Client: Warwickshire County Council It 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 areas of important ecological value. The main...
Heritage visitor centre business plan, Bennerley Viaduct
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 Victorian “lattice work” wrought iron...
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...
Visitor Centre Feasibility Study, Marches Mosses, Shropshire Wildlife Trust
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 by EU LIFE and the Heritage...
Operational Review Pooley Country Park and Heritage Centre, Warwickshire
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 heritage centre. We also advised on the most appropriate...
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 to canoeing and kayaking for young people....
Enhancing the Visitor Experience at West Port Lake Visitor Centre, Stoke on Trent
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 Waterways (now known as the 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 the River Thames. It has a continuous tow path and has...
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 continuous tow path and has some 29...
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 the navigation), providing a...
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 riding trails, a rich heritage including a...