Barbury Castle 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....
Afan Forest Park Visitor Experience Masterplan and Recreation Plan Afan Forest Park is recognised as an established mountain biking destination in the UK. Past investment in the area has developed and strengthened the mountain bike product across the region, and...
Broadland Country Park Feasibility Study Client: Broadland District Council For this project, PSC was the lead consultant to carry out a feasibility study and generate a development plan for the newly established country park to the north-west of Norwich. Broadland...
Destination park feasibility study Client: Bridgend County Borough Council Maesteg Welfare Park was opened in 1925 and today is a popular community park within the county borough with playing fields, walking trails, community garden, sports pavilion, play areas,...
Walltown Country Park Business and Recreation Planning Client: Northumberland National Park AuthorityWalltown Country Park, is a 70-hectare (150 acre) site, situated within the Northumberland National Park, near Greenhead. The site is owned and managed for outdoor...
Commercial review of two country parks Client: Local authority Working for a local authority, we were commissioned to carry out a commercial review of two destination country parks. With increasing budgetary pressures, a key objective was to enhance existing revenue...
Priory Park Visitor Experience Masterplan Client: Huntingdonshire District Council Parks play an important role in the community and present opportunities for environmental enhancement, physical activity, active travel, wellbeing, learning and education, climate...
Country Park Strategy: Coate Water Country Park – visitor experience and income generation Client: Swindon Council Working alongside The Environment Partnership, we were commissioned to prepare a Country Parks’ Strategy for five country parks managed by Swindon...
Sywell Country Park – feasibility study Client: North Northamptonshire Council Sywell Country Park is a popular countryside country park which has been developed at an Edwardian reservoir, built at the turn of the 20th century. The country park covers 143 acres and...
Management Options for Countryside Services Client: Wokingham Borough Council Similar to other Local Authorities, Wokingham is seeking to manage its assets and services in the most cost effective and sustainable way. There is a determination to maintain Parks and Open...
Kingsbury Waterpark visitor experience masterplan Client: Warwickshire County CouncilKingsbury Water Park is located in North Warwickshire is the largest country park in the county with 624 acres of land including 15 lakes and various woodland areas. Kingsbury Water...
Brooklands Park Masterplan Client: Adur & Worthing CouncilsBrooklands Park Masterplan - working with Chris Blandford Associates, PSC were commissioned to carry out a market assessment and commercial review to inform the development of the masterplan for Brooklands...
High ropes market analysis Client: Local authority Working for a local authority, we were commissioned to carry out a market analysis of the high ropes and aerial adventure sectors to enable the council to make an informed decision about investing in a high ropes...
National Lottery Heritage Fund Business Planning Consultancy – Longford Park Client: Trafford Council Working in a multidisciplinary team, led by TEP, Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to produce a business plan for Longford Park to support an application...
Recreation ground masterplan Client: Lewes District Council Working with landscape architects, The terra firm Consultancy, we were commissioned to prepare a masterplan for Fort Road Recreation Ground in Newhaven. The recreation ground incorporates sports pitches, a...
Pooley Country Park Visitor experience masterplan Client: Warwickshire County CouncilIt 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...
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. ...
Dalby Forest Visitor Experience Masterplan Client: Forestry England Dalby Forest covers over 3,500 hectares and is a leading ‘forest destination’ experience, which has been developed and is managed by Forestry England. Dalby Forest lies on the southern slopes of the...
Stanton 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. The...
Country park car parking capacity analysis Client: Huntingdonshire District Council For this project, PSC carried out a research project to compare car parking provision and visitor throughput across different sites in support of a planning application being submitted...
Mouldon Hill 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....
Creating a vision and feasibility study: Hollingworth Lake Countryside Park Visitor Attraction Client: Link4Life Hollingworth Lake and its surroundings has a long history as a tourist destination serving the industrial belt of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The lake...
Visitor experience masterplanning and income generation, Queen Elizabeth Country Park Client: Hampshire County Council We completed a review of Queen Elizabeth Country Park to consider investment needs, ways to improve operational performance and enhance the visitor...
Seven Sisters Country Park Business Planning Client: South Downs National Park Authority Seven Sisters Country Park is situated towards the eastern end of the South Downs National Park and is part of the Heritage Coast. As well as having particular significance as the...
Staunton Country Park Visitor experience planning and income generation Client: Hampshire County Council Working as country park consultants we completed a review of Staunton Country Park to consider investment needs, ways to improve operational performance and...
Pavilion Building and Newbridge Fields Feasibility Study Client: Bridgend County Borough Council Newbridge Fields is a key community asset of strategic importance to Bridgend. Planning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned to evaluate the sustainable...
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...
Hinchingbrooke Country Park Feasibility Study Client: Huntingdonshire District Council Planning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned by Huntingdonshire Council to carry out an Options Appraisal and Feasibility Study for enhancing the visitor experience at...
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...
Business planning and a country park masterplan Client: Wokingham Borough Council We prepared a business plan and master plan to help secure the long-term future of Dinton Pastures Country Park. A key element of the work was to consider alternative uses for the former...
Cafe feasibility study Client: Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushcliffe Country Park is a popular and established country park to the south of Nottingham. Our work focussed on carrying out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity to extend the existing visitor...
Kingsbury Water Park, Commercial review consultancy project Client: Warwickshire County Council For this project, PSC supported the strategic development plans of the in-house team providing support at the flagship recreation site at Kingsbury Water Park. PSC carried...
Visitor experience masterplan Black Park Client: Buckinghamshire County Council The visitor experience at Black Park incorporates a number of elements including Go Ape, a cafe, different play areas, bike hire, Segways and a network of trails. Some 38 acres within the...
New Country Park Masterplanning Feasibility Study Clients: Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council PSC worked within a multi-disciplinary project team commissioned by Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to...
Watersports economic feasibility study Stanley Park Client: Blackpool CouncilStanley Park Lake sits within a 260-acre public park that was designed by Thomas Mawson & Sons in 1922 and built-in 1926. The park is Grade II listed and has been voted by the public as...
Reservoir visitor experience masterplan Client: Severn Trent Severn Trent manages a number of attractive reservoir sites across England, which have developed recreational offers including high quality catering thorough to sailing activities, fisheries, cycling and...
Visitor management plan Ruislip Lido Client: Hillingdon Council Ruislip Lido is a well-established leisure facility In Hillingdon which has a long history of providing an attractive lake, woodland and ‘park’ areas with the wider site extending to more than 700 acres...
Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to examine the potential for the development of overnight visitor accommodation within the walled kitchen garden at Gnoll Estate...
Farley Mount Country Park Feasibility Study Client: Hampshire County CouncilFarley Mount Country Park is located to the West of Winchester and incorporates a Local Nature, a SSSI, SINC and Farley Mount Monument. Recreational usage is increasing from mountain biking...
Country park tearoom feasibility study Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Gnoll Estate Country Park is a leading destination country park managed by Neath Port Talbot Country Park. The country park covers approximately 219 acres. As part of a former...
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...
Operational Review Pooley Country Park and Heritage Centre 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...
Review of visitor facilities and commercial opportunities - visitor experience masterplan Client: Eastleigh Borough Council As part of its wider efficiencies programme, Eastleigh Borough Council wanted to identify approaches to increase visitor numbers, improve the...
Park in the Past Lake Feasibility Study Clients: Cadwyn Clwyd and Park in the Past Community Interest Company Park in the Park is a developing country park located in the Alyn Valley midway between Wrexham, Mold and Chester and near the villages of Hope, Caergwrle and...
New country park business planning and country park masterplan Client: Homes and Communities Agency Working in a multi-disciplinary team we carried out a feasibility study to regenerate a former 190 hectare coalfield located on a Green Belt site in Wigan into a...
Country Park Visitor Research Client: Buckinghamshire Council PSC were commissioned by Buckinghamshire Council to advise on developing a programme of face-to-face visitor research across three of their parks – Black Park, Langley Park and Denham Country Park. Our...
Forest play experience Client: Natural Resources Wales Working with Natural Resources Wales, we were commissioned to carry out an initial options appraisal to identify the potential to introduce a forest play experience at a site within their forest estate. The...
Country Park Visitor Research and Stakeholder Engagement Client: Horsham District Council Southwater Country Park is much loved and well used, attracting visitors from across Horsham District and further afield. Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by...
Market review and park options appraisal Working for a London Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting were commissioned to carry out a market assessment and options appraisal for a popular park located within the Green Belt. A site review was carried out to...
Business Planning, Big Parks Project Peacehaven Client: Lewes District CouncilWe worked with the client team to help establish the business case for a new park for this coastal town. The new park is part of wider infrastructure works on an adjacent site by Southern...
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...
Heritage Lottery Fund business plan Houghton Hall Park Client: Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Solutions Consulting worked alongside The Tourism Company to prepare the HLF Business Plan for a Lottery Fund application. The business plan was used to secure over...
Evaluation and Business Planning Parc Taf Bargoed Country Park Client: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council We prepared a business plan and marketing action plan for the country park as well as a resources plan for the BIG Lottery and Communities Changing Landscapes...
Bowring Park - Heritage Lottery Fund Business Plan Client: Knowsley Borough Council The scheme at Bowring Park, which includes a walled garden, represents an exciting opportunity to provide an exceptional leisure, heritage and community facility for Huyton 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...
Visitor experience masterplan Denham Country Park Denham Country Park is a very attractive country park covering some 69 acres. To the south, the River Misbourne forms a natural boundary and the Grand Union Canal runs along the southern boundary. Visitor facilities...
Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study at Queen Elizabeth Country Park Client: Hampshire County Council Working with Hampshire County Council, we assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist-related accommodation within Queen Elizabeth Country Park to help increase...
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...
Options appraisal and feasibility study, countryside site, East Kent Client: Kent County Council Working with Kent County Council’s Country Parks team we carried out a market and options review and feasibility study to identify recreational development opportunities...
Country Park and Farm Park Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study Client: Hampshire County Council We assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist-related accommodation within River Hamble Country Park to develop a new income stream for the country park. Potential...
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...
Retail Feasibility Study Moors Valley Country Park and Forest Client: East Dorset District Council Moors Valley County Park and Forest is one of the most popular country parks, generating over 800,000 visits per annum. It offers a range of services and activities for...
Self Catering Accommodation Feasibility Study, Staunton Country Park Client: Hampshire County Council Working on behalf of Hampshire County Council, we assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist-related accommodation within Staunton Country Park, which includes a...
Audience Development Plan Wat Tyler Country Park Client: Essex County Council We completed an Audience Development Plan to support a Heritage Lottery Fund application at Wat Tyler Country Park. Our work involved carrying out a market assessment, including primary...
New Country Park Options Appraisal, Fowlmead Country Park Clients: Seeda and the Land Trust We carried out an extensive leisure options review and business appraisal to test the viability of introducing a new country park style leisure destination based on cycling,...
New country park – feasibility study and masterplan Clients: South Wye Regeneration Partnership and the County of Herefordshire District Council Working for the South Wye Regeneration Partnership and the County of Herefordshire District Council we prepared a written...
Country parks car parking options appraisal Client: Hampshire County Council Country parking car parking options apprasial: PSC was commissioned by Hampshire County Council client to carry out a car parking options appraisal across their portfolio of country parks....
Options Review Tiddenfoot Waterside Park Client: Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Central Bedfordshire Council to carry out a high-level options review to identify potential development opportunities at Tiddenfoot...
Country parks and COVID-19 Hampshire County Council manages a number of country parks and farm attractions and these include: Lepe Country Park, Queen Elizabeth Country Park, River Hamble Country Park, Royal Victoria Country Park, Manor Farm Country Park, Staunton...
Visitor attraction catering consultancy Client: Confidential Working at a country park based visitor attraction, Planning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned to carry out an options appraisal and feasibility study to evaluate the opportunity to develop a new...