Client: Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Solutions Consulting worked alongside The Tourism Company to prepare the HLF Business Plan for a Round 2 Heritage Lottery Fund application. The business plan was used to secure over £2m in funding. The park includes...
Parks and country parks
Evaluation and Business Planning, Parc Taf Bargoed Country Park
Client: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council We are 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 funding programme for the site on behalf of Merthyr Tydfil...
Bowring Park, HLF Business Planning Consultants
Client: Knowsley Borough Council We were commissioned as business planning consultants by Knowsley Borough Council in Greater Merseyside to produce a business plan for a Stage 2 Heritage Lottery Fund Parks for People Project. The scheme at Bowring Park represents an...
Feasibility study and masterplan, EnviroPark – Portsmouth
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 a visitor centre, amphitheatre, trails and interpretation....
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 include a small visitor centre/cafe and play area....
Visitor Accommodation Feasibility Study, 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 income generated on site and attract additional visitors on a year round...
Development vision and business plan, 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 challenges including rising sea levels, vulnerable to damage from...
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 for an 11 acre countryside site in East Kent. Adjacent to the River...
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 increase access for a range of target audiences to these important...
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 visitors. These include a Go Ape aerial adventure, Segway...
Self Catering Accommodation Feasibility Study, Staunton Country Park
Client: Hampshire County Council Working as country park consultants on behalf of Hampshire County Council we assessed the opportunity to introduce tourist related accommodation within Staunton Country Park, which includes a heritage farm attraction and attractive...
Audience Development Heritage Lottery Fund, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex
Client: Essex County Council We completed an Audience Development Plan for a Heritage Lottery Fund application at Wat Tyler Country Park. Our work involved carrying out a market assessment (including primary visitor research and consultation), identifying barriers to...
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, mountain biking and nature conservation, which included...
Epping Forest Heritage Trust
Client: Epping Forest Heritage Trust Epping Forest, described by Queen Victoria as the ‘People’s Forest’ in 1882, is London’s largest open space. In April 2018, the Friends of Epping Forest (1969) and The Epping Forest Centenary Trust (1978) merged together based on a...
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 park masterplan and carried out feasibility...
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. Our specific advice focussed on options for...
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 Country Park Staunton Farm Planning...
Visitor attraction catering consultancy, North of England
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 catering operation within the country...