Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot has an established tourism product which is centred around the outdoors and natural environment. Afan Forest Park is a leading mountain biking destination and alongside Waterfall Country are key...
Wales Tourism Consultancy Projects
Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre Business Plan, St Davids
Client: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a business plan for Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Gallery, which is located in St Davids and incorporates a semi-subterranean gallery, education rooms,...
A Tourism and Commercial Masterplan for Caerphilly Castle
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 Grade I Listed building. Our work focussed on identifying the tourism and...
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 exploring how the historical features can be...
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 delivery plan (including concept sketches) to transform Haverfordwest Castle including the Gaol, Governor’s House...
Ty Borfa Residential Activity Centre: Feasibility Study into how Best to Create a Sustainable Service
Client: City and County of Swansea Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by the City and County of Swansea on behalf of the Swansea Rural Development Programme (RDP)’s Local Action Group (LAG) – to carry out an independent and comprehensive feasibility study...
Marina Demand Study – Gwynedd, Conwy and Isle of Anglesey
Working alongside Newidiem, the leading economic development consultancy in Wales, we were commissioned to carry out a market marina demand assessment to gauge the future demand for marina berths in Gwynedd, Conwy and Isle of Anglesey. The marina demand study involved...
Glamorgan Heritage Coast: Feasibility into viable commercial opportunities
Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council As part of its wider strategy for the Heritage Coast, the Council wanted to identify and evaluate approaches to enhance the quality of the visitor experience along the coastal areas and to increase the economic contribution from the...
Museum feasibility study – Parc Howard Museum, Llanelli
Client: Carmarthenshire County Council Parc Howard Museum is an attractive grade 2 listed mansion and is one of Wales’s oldest public museums located within a park overlooking Llanelli town. The museum showcases the world’s largest public collection of Llanelli...
Gower Visitor Centre and Rural Hub Feasibility Study
Client: City and County of Swansea Although information is available at a number of visitor attractions and accommodation units, there is currently no dedicated visitor centre serving rural Swansea. It has been felt for some time that a focal centre in rural Swansea...
Ty Rhossili residential activity centre: Feasibility study into how best to create a sustainable service
Client: City and County of Swansea Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by the City and County of Swansea on behalf of the Swansea Rural Development Programme (RDP)’s Local Action Group (LAG) – to carry out an independent and comprehensive feasibility study...
Area Tourist Accommodation Destination Study – Gwent Levels
Clients: Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council The Gwent Levels Accommodation project covered the rural area in Monmouthshire and Newport – from the River Rhymney to the Wye and bounded by the M4 to the north. The Gwent Levels are environmentally,...
Museum café feasibility study, Parc Howard Museum, Llanelli
Client: Carmarthenshire County Council Museum café feasibility study - as part of our work at Parc Howard Museum we were asked to carry out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity to introduce a café within the Museum. Parc Howard Museum is an attractive grade...
Visitor attraction feasibility study in North Wales
Clients: Cadwyn Clwyd Cyfyngedig and the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Planning Solutions Consulting were commissioned to carry out a visitor attraction feasibility study to determine the practicality and viability of a nature...
Sustainable Visitor Accommodation: Business and Destination Development Guidance Notes, Gwent Levels
Client: Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council Working for Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council we were commissioned to produce guidance notes to help with the development of sustainable visitor accommodation within the Gwent Levels, an...
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 Millpond has been developed through a number...
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, important heritage and recreation site. Built between the 12th and 14th centuries Caldicot Castle is a Grade I listed building. It...
Destination Investment Plan
Client: Cardiff Capital Region In partnership with Peter Cole from Cole and Shaw cyf, Planning Solutions Consulting, worked with the South-East Wales Destination Management Group (DMG) to prepare a Destination Investment Plan (DIP) for the region, specifically to:...