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...
Coastal tourism and coastal regeneration
Coatham Activity Hub – Demand Assessment and Supporting Feasibility Study
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
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
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
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...
Ty Borfa Residential Activity Centre: Feasibility Study into how Best to Create a Sustainable Service
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, Feasibility Study, Hayling Island
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 – Gwynedd, Conwy and Isle of Anglesey
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
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...
Glamorgan Heritage Coast: Feasibility into viable commercial opportunities
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...
Car parking income generation
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, South West England
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 with Residential Accommodation, Hartlepool
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
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
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, Ramsgate
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, Selsey
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...
Clacton Seafront Destination Development Strategy and Delivery Plan
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,...