Country Park and Green Space Consultants
Country parks, forests and green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK and among the hardest to fund and manage well. Planning Solutions Consulting helps local authorities, National Park Authorities, charities and landowners turn that visitor demand into sustainable income and better visitor experiences.
What we do
- Business plans and feasibility studies for new attractions, cafes, high ropes courses, car parks and visitor accommodation
- Strategic and operational reviews to increase visitor numbers, dwell-time and spend
- Visitor management plans and visitor experience masterplans
- Primary visitor research and stakeholder engagement
- Support for National Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bids and projects
Find out more about our country park and parks projects here.
Clients we’ve worked with
We have worked on a range of country park, green space, forest and park projects for organisations including:
- Broadland District Council
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- East Dorset District Council
- Forestry Commission
- Hampshire County Council
- Homes and Communities Agency
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Kent County Council
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Natural Resources Wales
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
- Northumberland National Park Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- South Downs National Park Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
We are commercial in our outlook and recognise the many challenges of developing and operating a financially sustainable country park or green space, from managing visitor flows and income generation to improving dwell-time and visitor spend.
What helps us to deliver robust business and masterplans for country park projects?
Our sister company operates the Cotswold Country Park and Beach near Cirencester, alongside CONKERS, a 120 acre woodland discovery and adventure centre, and Kent Life, a heritage park in Maidstone. This hands-on experience of operating a country park and other visitor sites is of real benefit when we’re working on country park and green space projects, giving our advice a practical, commercially grounded edge. We’re happy to provide study tours of these attractions.
What our clients say
“Planning Solutions Consulting worked with us to evaluate the market for Hampshire County Council’s country parks and produce recommendations on how these could be transformed, together with cost and income analysis and projections. Their experience and contacts within the visitor attraction market have been of great benefit. They were able to start work quickly to capture results from a busy period at the parks and consulted with a large number and variety of stakeholders within a tight timescale. We were regularly kept informed and deadlines were met. The team are very approachable and worked as if they were part of our programme team. They have responded positively to requests at short notice and always happy to discuss any aspects of their reports. Work has also been delivered within budget. I have enjoyed working with this consultancy and would have no hesitation in recommending them.” Stephanie Rogers, Programme Manager, Country Parks Transformation, Hampshire County Council
Talk to us about your project
Call Richard Linington on 07866 742628 or email richard@pslplan.co.uk to discuss how we can help with your country park or green space project.