Caerlaverock Castle – Support Strategy Client: Historic Environment Scotland Caerlaverock Castle lies 11km south of Dumfries and is located where the estuary of the River Nith enters the Solway Firth. The New Castle and Old Castle site are Scheduled Ancient Monuments,...
Watersports Centre Options Appraisal and Market Assessment
Working for a Trust, we were commissioned to carry out a watersports centre options appraisal for a quarry site to assess the opportunity of introducing a watersports centre and associated water sports uses. Our work included: A market demand assessment with a focus...
Canal boat passenger feasibility study
Client: Blaby District Council Planning Solutions Consulting were commissioned to explore the potential to introduce a canal boat passenger or water taxi service on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) to add to the critical mass of tourism facilities and to provide...
Tourist Information Centre Feasibility Study
Tourist Information Centre Feasibility Study Client: Denbighshire County Council Planning Solutions Consulting Limited was commissioned to produce a feasibility study to assess the viability of merging Rhyl Tourist Information Centre and Rhyl Museum into a joined-up...
Visitor, education and boating centre feasibility study
Client: Broads Authority The Broads Authority commissioned an architectural competition to design a landmark visitor, education and boating centre on a site adjacent on the River Bure at Acle Bridge, Norfolk. The competition generated a significant number of responses...
The Cut Visitor Centre – revenue generation assessment
The Cut Visitor Centre – revenue generation assessment Client: Shropshire Wildlife Trust PSC was commissioned by Shropshire Wildlife Trust to identify and evaluate opportunities to generate unrestricted earned income within The Cut Visitor Centre in Shrewsbury, which...
Visitor centre business plan – the Attenborough Nature Centre
Visitor centre business plan Client: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust We prepared the business plan to develop a visitor centre, the Attenborough Nature Centre, at a nature reserve in Nottingham for the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. The reserve has been developed on a...
Visitor Centre and Forest Feasibility Study, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Kent
Client: Forestry Commission Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is located in Kent covers over 800 hectares. Prior to the introduction of new visitor facilities the Pinetum was known as a specialist arboretum which had limited appeal amongst the general visitor...
Forty Hall Estate – heritage business plan
Forty Hall Estate – heritage business development plan Client: Enfield Council Forty Hall Estate consists of a number of key elements: Forty Hall; the grounds including a walled garden and wider parkland; Forty Hall Farm; an organic vineyard; café and banqueting...