Sustainable Visitor Management Plan Client: National Trust Freshwater West is a beautiful beach of golden sand backed by dunes on the Castlemartin Peninsula in a remote, rural location in south west Pembrokeshire within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It is...
Coatham Activity Hub – Demand Assessment and Supporting Feasibility Study Client: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council We completed a market demand assessment and feasibility study to identify market interest and the financial viability of developing a Coastal...
STEM visitor centre business planning, Seaton Carew Client: Hartlepool Borough Council Working alongside Rubicon Regeneration we provided specialist input to assess the feasibility of developing a STEM focused visitor centre. Science, technology, engineering and...
Redcar Seafront Cinema – soft market testing Client: Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council to carry out a soft market testing and consultation exercise for a new cinema...
Visitor attraction feasibility study, Hartlepool Client: Hartlepool Borough Council We were commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council to carry out a feasibility study for a visitor attraction at the Waterfront in Hartlepool. The regeneration of Hartlepool is...
Residential Activity Centre Feasibility Study Client: City and County of Swansea Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by the City and County of Swansea on behalf of the Swansea Rural Development Programme (RDP)’s Local Action Group (LAG) – to carry out an...
Watersports Centre with Linked Accommodation Client: Tourism South East and Havant Borough Council Hayling Island is the home of windsurfing and this activity together with stand-up paddle-boarding, kayaking and kite-surfing continues to grow in popularity. As part of...
Marina Demand Study Working alongside Newidiem, the leading economic development consultancy in Wales, we were commissioned to carry out a market marina demand assessment to gauge the future demand for marina berths in Gwynedd, Conwy and Isle of Anglesey. The marina...
Visitor and tourist accommodation research Client: Bridgend County Borough Council It is recognised that a key attractor for visitors to Bridgend County Borough is the surfing offer linked to Porthcawl and Rest Bay, which has a national reputation for surfing. There...
Feasibility into viable commercial opportunities Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council As part of its wider strategy for the Heritage Coast, the Council wanted to identify and evaluate approaches to enhance the quality of the visitor experience along the coastal areas and...
Tourism Destination Events Planning Client: Thanet District Council Tourism destination events planning - The Thanet Coast has a strong heritage and natural coastal environment offer. The Destination Management Plan highlights the importance of local history in...
Car parking income generation Client: Private landowner We were commissioned by the client to carry out a review and assessment of the opportunities to increase car parking income and to improve the ‘customer experience.’ This involved identifying the different...
Beach cafe feasibility study Client: Private landowner Working with the client team PSC advised on the potential opportunity to introduce a new beach style cafe offer. The work set out management options and how the introduction of a new catering offer would add...
Watersports Centre Feasibility Study Client: Hartlepool CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council to carry out a feasibility study for a coastal watersports hub. The regeneration of Hartlepool is established as a key strategic...
Events Venue Feasibility Study, Hartlepool Client: Hartlepool Borough CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council to carry out a feasibility study for an events venue as part of a proposed visitor attraction offer.The...
Seaside Town Regeneration in Wales Client: Welsh Government Working with Wavehill Planning Solutions Consulting carried out an evaluation of the local impact and value for money of seaside town projects and programmes within the five Strategic Regeneration Areas along...
Beach Club Feasibility Study Client: Thanet District Council PSC led a study to assess the feasibility of developing a Beach Club providing wet and dry side activities in Ramsgate. The work focused on addressing four interconnecting stages: Defining the concept,...
Masterplanning and Coastal Regeneration Planning Client: Chichester District Council Working with Terra Firma Landscape Architects and Marks Barfield Architects, we were commissioned by Chichester District Council to produce a regeneration masterplan for the East...
Seafront Destination Development Strategy and Delivery Plan Client: Tendring Council Tendring District Council (the Council), in partnership with the Environment Agency, has implemented a £36 million coastal defence project between Clacton Pier and Holland Haven,...
Strategic leisure development advice Client: South Tyneside Council We worked on a major masterplanning project to secure the redevelopment of a 30ha site at South Shields riverside for comprehensive regeneration for a new mixed use neighbourhood, accommodating...
Visitor research Clients: Bristol Port Company, RSPB and Wetland and Wildfowl Trust The Steart Marshes project is related to the creation of over 400 hectares of intertidal wetland habitat nature reserve. This has been achieved through managed realignment involving...
Coastal Town Regeneration Client: North Somerset District Council North Somerset District Council appointed Planning Solutions to carry out a feasibility study to advise on the development and the property management strategy of the Council owned seafront concessions...
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...
Feasibility study and masterplan for a new park, EnviroPark Client: Portsmouth & SE Hampshire Partnership Working in a multi-disciplinary team PSCL carried out a visitor modelling exercise for an innovative country park style visitor experience, which incorporated...
Development vision and business plan for Lepe Country Park Client: Hampshire County Council Lepe is a coastal country park, located within the New Forest National Park and it an important recreational and education resource. The country park faces a number of...
Seafront Destination Development Masterplan Client: Havant Borough Council and Tourism South East Working in a multi-disciplinary team (architects and landscape architects), we produced a destination masterplan for the Hayling Island seafront area to support the...
Coastal Contingent Valuation Study Client: Royal Haskoning We worked as part of a team led by Royal Haskoning carrying out a contingent valuation exercise to evaluate the environmental value of the coastline and beaches along a 7 kilometre stretch around Whitby in...
Feasibility Study and Options Review, Sheerness Docks We carried out a feasibility study and review of the tourism and leisure markets to identify the options for tourism development within the working Port of Sheerness. We were part of a multi-disciplinary team...
Marina Cafe Brighton Marina Client: Private Investor Brighton Marina is a popular leisure destination and we were commissioned to investigate the opportunity to create a new concept dining experience and cafe within the latest commercial phase of development at...
Business Plan for a Community, Visitor and Interpretation Centre Client: adventa Working for adventa (formally Monmouthshire’s LEADER+ Rural Development Programme) we carried out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity for a dual purpose building - a community...
Porthcawl Attractor Client: Bridgend County Borough Council We worked with Bridgend County Borough Council where we supported the design and development of a major ‘Attractor’ bid for Visit Wales funding. The proposal involves deliverying against three core themes: A...
Commercial Review Pier Parade Client: South Tyneside Council PSCL were commissioned by South Tyneside Council to carry out a commercial review of the leisure options for the Pier Parade seafront area in South Shields. Work focused on carrying out a site review and...
Visitor centre cafe feasibility study, Littlehampton Visitor centre cafe feasibility study - we evaluated the catering requirements for a new visitor centre on Littlehampton's waterfront. The visitor centre also incorporates visitor accommodation. Our work included...
Specialist Market Analysis for Area Masterplan in the ‘heart’ of Cleethorpes Planning Solutions Consulting Limited were commissioned to work alongside Cushman Wakefield to provide a specialist tourism and leisure market appraisal to support the Resort North Masterplan...