Coastal towns are facing a number of challenges to maintain or regain the importance of their tourism and visitor economy. Some common issues include physical isolation, declining town centres and seasonality of the seaside economy. In many areas there have also been...
We are offering a free 30-minute contigency planning survegy with visitor attraction operators and other tourism business owners. This could be a one-on-one session or you can bring together a number your colleagues for a team session. The sessions would be led by...
Are you thinking of developing a tourist accommodation project? This could be a change of use for a single unit through to developing a site with multiple lodges. We are not planning consultants. We work with planning consultants to support planning applications in...
Planning Solutions Consulting has worked on a range of projects related to mountain biking and the wider cycling marketplace. Our work focusses on carrying out feasibility studies and business plans to support the development of mountain biking and cycling...
Car parking consultantsThe sense of arrival to a visitor site or destination is a critical element of the visitor journey. The car park is often the first onsite ‘touchpoint’ that visitors experience, which can create an immediate positive or negative impression. At...
Ireland Tourism Consultants Planning Solutions Consulting (PSC) is a specialist consultancy with extensive experience in developing new and enhancing existing tourism operations. We have been working for over 25 years across the tourism, heritage and recreation...
Walled and other garden feasibility studies Restoring or developing new walled or other garden projects to visitors are challenging projects – both during the restoration and operational phases. We are used to working with landscape architects and conservation...
If you need assistance with a tourism, visitor experience or recreation project please don’t hesitate to call or email Richard Linington on 07866 742628 or richard@pslplan.co.ukWorking as forestry consultants, with a focus on recreation and tourism, Planning Solutions...
Country park masterplans - PSC has worked on a number of exciting and challenging country park masterplanning projects for a range of clients from Hampshire County Council through to Buckinghamshire County Council. Some of the country park masterplanning projects...
Business plans are an invaluable tool when looking to maximise the long-term financial sustainability of visitor centres and other built facilities in leisure destinations. Planning Solutions Consulting use a market led approach to identify and assess a variety of...
The retail industry has seen some significant changes in the past decade with the reported decline of the high street, the growth of online shopping and impact on retail shopping centres. Research conducted in 2018 by CACI surveyed over 230 retail centres and...
Tourism Impact Statement A Tourism Impact Statement can be required as part of a planning application for a tourism development project, for example, an extension of an existing caravan or holiday park through to the development of a new visitor attraction or hotel...
Organisational Sustainability National Lottery Heritage Fund Under the Heritage Fund’s 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033, there are four core investment principles which will shape their grant decisions. These are: Saving heritage Protecting the environment Inclusion,...
PSC offers a bespoke visitor attraction marketing service which is complemented by our sister company’s experience of managing a variety of visitor attractions – CONKERS, the Cotswold Country Park and Beach and Kent Life Heritage Farm - and other leisure businesses –...
PSC regularly partner with other companies on masterplanning and architectural projects. We work across the tourism sector and our work focuses on carrying out feasibility studies and preparing business cases to test the financial viability of projects. Extensive...
Country park catering consultants For over 25 years we have been providing a catering advisory service to a range of clients. Our focus is on catering operations which are developed within country parks and visitor attractions. Well managed catering can be a key...
Business Planning Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced a new £1.57m Culture Recovery Fund to help secure the future of our culture and heritage sectors which have been impacted on by COVID-19. The Fund has been...
Working as leisure consultants Planning Solutions Consulting has delivered a range of leisure consultancy projects across the UK. Our work focusses on: Carrying out market and demographic assessments Identifying future development scenarios and carrying option...