Pay barriers and the admissions experience Client: National Trust for Scotland The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has over 300,000 members and generates over 4.5 million visits per annum across its portfolio of over 100 historic properties, gardens and nature...
Feasibility Study Marble Arch Client: English Heritage Marble Arch is Grade I listed and is an iconic monument in London. It was originally intended to be a grandiose gateway to Buckingham Palace and a Triumphal Arch celebrating British victories in the Napoleonic...
Golden Grove and Gelli Aur Country Park feasibility study Client: Golden Grove Trust Working in a multi-disciplinary team led by Holland Heritage and including Hiraeth Architecture and McQuitty Landscape Design we were commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to...
Urquhart Castle – Monument and Community Support Strategy Client: Historic Environment ScotlandPlanning Solutions Consulting Limited (PSC) was appointed by Historic Environment Scotland to develop a Monument and Community Support Strategy (MCSS) for Urquhart Castle,...
Southampton Heritage Assets Business Plan Study Client: Southampton City Council PSC worked alongside conservation architects Pritchard Architecture at 22 heritage assets managed by Southampton City Council. The heritage sites ranged from medieval wine vaults through...
Blarney Castle & Gardens – visitor experience planning Client: Blarney Castle Estate Blarney Castle and Gardens is a leading visitor attraction located to the north west of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. The site is home to the Blarney Stone, world-famous...
Heritage Masterplan Cefn Coed Colliery Museum Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to work with the Council to secure the future of Cefn Coed Colliery Museum by...
White Rock - heritage feasibility study and development plan Client: Friends of White Rock White Rock Industrial Heritage Park is adjacent to the River Tawi in Swansea and includes the Grade II listed River Dock, Smith’s Canal Tunnel (thought to be the first cut and...
Visitor carrying capacity model: The Hermitage Client: National Trust for ScotlandThe National Trust for Scotland is the largest conservation charity and membership organisation based in Scotland, with over 360,000 members. As an independent charity the NTS acts on...
Forty Hall Estate – heritage business plan Client: Enfield Council Forty Hall Estate consists of a number of key elements: Forty Hall; the grounds including a walled garden and wider parkland; Forty Hall Farm; an organic vineyard; café and banqueting suite. Forty Hall...
Kirkleatham Walled Garden business plan review, governance options appraisal and soft market testing Client: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Kirkleatham Walled Garden is a £9.8m restoration project bringing the Grade II-listed historic Walled Garden back into use...
Newham Heritage Centre Business Plan - National Lottery Heritage Fund Client: Newham Council The Newham Heritage Centre project is focussed on transforming Canning Town Old Library, a Grade II listed, into a vibrant Heritage Centre. Newham Heritage Centre will...
Heritage Options Appraisal Consultants What Is a Heritage Options Appraisal? A heritage options appraisal is an independent assessment of the realistic future uses for a historic building, structure or site, weighing up factors like heritage significance, physical...
New National Cultural District in Kuwait Operational Management Considerations Working with HSD PSC were commissioned to advise on operational management considerations for the £1 billion New National Cultural District in Kuwait. The project incorporates the Sheikh...
Geopark Consultants: Feasibility Study for the Expansion of the Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark Client: Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park PSC was commissioned by the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority (BBNPA) to prepare a feasibility study...
Cornwall Heritage Trust – site acquisition support Client: Cornwall Heritage Trust The Cornwall Heritage Trust was established in 1985 and is a charity with the objective of “preserving and strengthening Cornwall’s unique heritage.” The Cornwall Heritage Trust...
Gladstone’s Library – business resilience planning Client: Gladstone’s Library Gladstone’s Library is located in Hawarden, Flintshire and is the UK’s only Prime Ministerial library. The library is Grade I listed. Gladstone’s Library is a nationally important...
Lydiard Country Park – visitor experience and income generation Client: Swindon Borough Council Working alongside The Environment Partnership, we were commissioned to prepare a Country Parks’ Strategy for five country parks managed by Swindon Borough Council. ...
Tourism, Heritage and Commercial Masterplan for Caerphilly Castle Client: Cadw Working with Arad Research PSC was commissioned by Cadw to prepare a tourism and commercial masterplan and development strategy for Caerphilly Castle, an important historical monument and a...
Rebuilding Hastings Castle into a ‘must-see’ attraction Client: Hastings Borough Council Hastings Borough Council is undertaking a project to transform Hastings Castle into a must-see attraction. This project sits at the heart of the Hastings Town Investment Plan and...
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...
Strategic Review of Five Cultural Venues in Torfaen Client: Torfaen County Borough Council In order to determine how best to re-set the operational relationships between Torfaen Council and the cultural venues/organisations in the borough, an independent strategic...
Feasibility Study and Delivery Plan for Haverfordwest Castle Client: Pembrokeshire County Council We were commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council to carry out a heritage feasibility study and prepare a delivery plan (including concept sketches) to transform...
Heritage Visitor Centre Feasibility Study Client: Kent Thameside Working alongside landscape architects and archaeologists we were commissioned to carry out a feasibility study for a heritage visitor centre based on on the links to the Roman and Anglo Saxon heritage...
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...
Rhondda Tunnel Visitor Attraction Business Plan and Penetration Rate Analysis Client: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to work closely with the Council to prepare a business case to assess the viability of...
Funicular Railway & Heritage Attraction Consultancy Case Study — Saltburn Cliff Tramway Client: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council The Saltburn Cliff Tramway is a historic funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. The award-winning visitor...
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...
George Eliot Visitor Centre Business Plan Client: Warwickshire County Council We were commissioned by Warwickshire County Council to work with Council Officers, volunteers from the George Eliot Fellowship and Griff House Preservation Trust to carry out a feasibility...
Barbury Castle Visitor Centre Feasibility Study Client: Breathe Barbury CIC Barbury Castle was the site of a battle where Cynric defeated the Britons in 556AD. The site also comprises adjacent round barrows, Celtic field systems and 18th-19th Century flint...
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...
Blackness Strategic Tourism and Infrastructure Development Plan Client: Historic Environment Scotland and Falkirk Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a Strategic Tourism and Infrastructure Development Plan for Blackness, on...
Historic House and Estate Options Appraisal, South East England Client: Estate Management Team For this project, PSC supported the Estate’s retained planning advisor to consider and assess lead opportunities for the extensive estate property and land. This included...
Operational Review and Income Generation Client: High Peak Borough Council/Staffordshire Moorlands District CouncilWorking with High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council we carried out an operational review of the Pavilion Gardens in...
Heritage Lottery Fund business planning consultancy project Client: Shropshire Council Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings located in Shrewsbury is a unique and internationally important site which was awarded £12.8 million in HLF funding. It contains seven listed...
Church Visitor Experience and Management Planning Client: Diocese of WinchesterPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by the Diocese of Winchester to work with the Church Wardens and Volunteer Stewards to develop a visitor experience and management plan for a...
White Rock Visitor Research Survey Client: Friends of White Rock The White Rock Copper Works were one of the most important copper smelting works in the Lower Swansea Valley. Located on the banks of the River Tawe the White Rock Copper Works were established in 1736....
Heritage visitor attraction café feasibility study We were appointed by a local authority to identify and evaluate development options for an existing café at a heritage site managed by the local authority. The work included carrying out a review of the existing...
Haverfordwest Castle – Levelling Up Fund Client: Pembrokeshire County Council As part of a large project team, PSC was commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council to support a bid to the Levelling Up Fund with a key focus on Haverfordwest Castle and the town centre....
Caerlaverock Castle – Support Strategy Client: Historic Environment Scotland Caerlaverock Castle lies 11km south of Dumfries and is located where the estuary of the River Nith enters the Solway Firth. The New Castle and Old Castle site are Scheduled Ancient Monuments,...
Carew Castle and Tidal Mill Business Plan Client: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a business plan for Carew Castle and Tidal Mill. The Castle is set in a stunning location overlooking a 23-acre...
Visitor Experience Advice Client: London Borough of Lambeth West Norwood Cemetery was established in 1837. The Grade II* listed Cemetery is the second of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries located in London. The Cemetery incorporates over sixty different Grade II and...
Visitor Management Plan, Caldicot Castle and Country Park Client: Monmouthshire County Council PSC was commissioned to produce a visitor management plan for Caldicot Castle and Country Park, an important destination heritage and recreation site. Built between the 12th...
Discovery, Learning and Heritage Centre Feasibility Study Client: Lochaline Quartz Sand Working with Duncan Bryden Associates, we were commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to assess the concept of developing a discovery, learning and heritage centre linked to...
Butser Ancient Farm feasibility study and masterplan Client: Butser Education CIC Butser Ancient Farm was founded in 1970 by the Council for British Archaeology and provides a timeline of ancient homes from the Stone Age through to the Anglo-Saxons with live...
South London Botanical Institute Commercial Strategy Client: South London Botanical Institute The South London Botanical Institute was established in 1910 to introduce people to the science, pleasure and importance of plants. The SLBI is based in its original building...
Visitor Experience Feasibility Study Hybrid Air Vehicles Client: Hybrid Air Vehicles Visitor experience feasibility study - Hybrid Air Vehicles is the leading company in the world to have developed a hybrid aircraft - the Airlander. Hybrid Air Vehicles is based at...
Business appraisal of a heritage farm and living museum We worked with our sister company to appraise and identify future opportunities for this heritage farm and living museum, in effect a business appraisal. Our sister company had been asked by a local authority...
Former Pithead Baths Options Appraisal Client: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council The former Pithead Baths site is a semi-rural site located on the periphery of Llanhilleth in Blaenau Gwent’s lower Ebbw Fach valley. On behalf of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council...
Business Planning Heritage Lottery Fund Advice Client: St Albans Cathedral Heritage Lottery Fund business planning consultants - working with Nick Stead a heritage consultant our work focused on advising the client on the business plan for this Heritage Lottery Fund...
Hylton Castle Business Case Client: Sunderland City Council Working with Sunderland City Council, Castle in the Community and Friends of Hylton Dene we were commissioned to prepare the Hylton Castle business case for future development options. This built upon our...
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...
Oystermouth Castle feasibility study Client: City and County of Swansea Oystermouth Castle is a medieval, Grade 1, scheduled ancient monument of international importance and is located in the seaside tourist village of Mumbles in Swansea. Working with Hiraeth...
Audience Development Plan Research, Caldicot Castle and Country Park Client: Monmouthshire County Council Working with Monmouthshire County Council, we produced an audience development plan for Caldicot Castle and Country Park. Our goal is to increase access for a...
Concept Development Cronton Colliery Client: Hawkins/Brown The Land Trust and RIBA launched an architectural competition to design a pioneering new visitor destination at Cronton Colliery in Knowsley, Merseyside. Hawkins/Brown were named as one of four finalists from...
Robin Hood Experience: Nottingham Visitor Attraction Business Plan Client: Planning Solutions Limited The Nottingham visitor economy has long been shaped by the Robin Hood legend, yet the city had been without a dedicated attraction telling that story since the...
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...
Heritage Railway Consultancy - Great Central Railway Client: Great Central Railway We were commissioned to work on a heritage railway consultancy project where we carried out a feasibility study to review and make recommendations on the operation of the Great Central...
Heritage destination branding, North Wales Client: Six Local Authorities and the Wales Tourist Board The Wales Tourist Board and six counties in North Wales commissioned Planning Solutions to assess the potential opportunity to introduce a pan North Wales heritage...
Marketing a heritage attraction - the National Brewery Centre Client: National Brewery Centre Marketing a heritage attraction - working with the onsite team we have developed and implemented the initial marketing strategy for the National Brewery Centre in Burton Upon...
Heritage Funding Project, The Charleston Trust Centenary Project Client: Charleston Trust Charleston is located near Lewes and is a site of international cultural significance and a nationally important heritage site as the home to the Bloomsbury group. Former...
National Trust Visitor experience development Client: National Trust Advised on introduction new visitor elements including theme play to broaden access, engage with younger audiences, enhance the visitor experience and generate additional revenue at a National Trust...
Tourism and leisure demand feasibility study - Bridgwater Docks Client: Sedgemoor District Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to carry out a tourism and leisure demand study to identify a mix of future uses within the historic Bridgwater Docks. The...
Silchester Roman Town Visitor Research Client: Hampshire County Council Silchester Roman town was called Calleva Atrebatum in Roman times when it was the regional capital. The town was an important administrative and commercial centre for 400 years, and was a...
Heritage Tourism Development, Macedonia and Thrace, Northern Greece Client: British Council Working with the British Council, we provided a heritage tourism development plan for Macedonia and Thrace, a relatively uncharted region of Northern Greece. In particular, we...
Audience development plan, Hylton Castle Client: Civic Trust We assisted R4C in the production of an audience development plan for Hylton Castle & Dene. Hylton Castle and Hylton Dene are located in Sunderland and the castle is one of the oldest secular buildings...
Gnoll Estate Country Park Masterplan Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to explore opportunities to develop Gnoll Estate Country Park in order to increase revenue, build its appeal as a visitor attraction and...
Margam Castle – feasibility study Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council As part of a National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Planning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to work in a multi-disciplinary...
Castell Henllys Iron Age Village Business Plan Client: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a business plan for Castell Henllys Iron Age village and hill fort, a leading heritage and visitor centre....