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...
Parks and country parks
Forest play experience
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...
Southwater Country Park Visitor Research and Stakeholder Engagement
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, London
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
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
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 Funding business plan Houghton Hall Park
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
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
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 – Portsmouth
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
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
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, Lepe Country Park
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
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...
Audience Development Plan Research, Caldicot Castle and Country Park
Audience Development Plan Research, Caldicot Castle and Country Park Client: Monmouthshire County Council Working with Monmouthshire County Council we produced an audience development plan Caldicot Castle and Country Park. The overall objective of our work is to...
Retail Feasibility Study Moors Valley Country Park and Forest
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
Country Park Self Catering Accommodation Feasibility Study 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 heritage...
Audience Development Plan Heritage Lottery Fund, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex
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...