PDE Consulting Limited is an independently owned consultancy providing specialist planning, environmental permitting and property advice to land owners, operators and property developments in the UK. Our clients include those in the waste and resource management sector who are working towards a circular economy, biodiversity net gain and carbon neutrality.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic graduate, eager to begin their career in Environmental Consultancy. There is currently an excellent opportunity for a new permanent full time position, within our team based in our Bury St Edmunds office in Suffolk.

Working in our team, the successful candidate will spend time checking and interpreting data, data submissions to regulators and writing environmental monitoring reports. You will spend a number of days each month undertaking field monitoring works including water quality measurements and sampling across the South East and the Midlands, typically with your colleagues.

When not doing this you will work closely with colleagues to produce environmental permit applications, planning applications, undertaking research and analysis, and assisting with project management. Every one of our projects is different and we need people with the ability to apply a range of problem-solving skills. You will be encouraged to work towards becoming a member of a relevant professional body and be given training and learning opportunities.

Ideal Qualifications/ Experience:

• Degree or MSc in a related subject (e.g. Environmental Science, Waste Management, Planning, Geology, Geography) (2.1 and above);
• Excellent written and personal communication skills;
• Motivated, friendly and confident interacting with clients;
• A strong team working ethic;
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required;
• Comfortable with occasional site based working;
• Analytical and numerical skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail;
• Competent user of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word; and
• A full UK driving licence.

As this is a graduate position previous experience is not essential, although previous work experience would be desirable.

We offer a company pension, competitive annual leave with training and career progression opportunities. We offer a starting salary of £27,500 per year.

If you are interested in joining our dedicated team, please forward an up to date CV including all relevant qualifications and professional memberships and a bespoke covering letter explaining why you want to work for PDE Consulting Limited to suzanne@pdeconsulting.co.uk by 06 February 2026.

On behalf of Allen Newport Limited, PDE recently submitted a planning application to Suffolk County Council for the installation and operation of a ground mounted solar array on land at Cavenham Quarry, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

We are delighted to announce that planning permission was granted by Suffolk County Council on 19 January 2026 subject to planning conditions.

The grant of planning permission is fantastic news for Allen Newport Limited. The solar array will have a generating capacity of 1.35 megawatts and will be used to supply renewable energy to the ongoing operations within Cavenham Quarry which consist of mineral and waste processing plant and site offices.

PDE recently submitted a planning application to Essex County Council on behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) to allow for retrospective changes to the configuration of the recycling facility including, additional concrete hardstanding, concrete block bay walls and the importation and soaking of expanded clay.

Planning permission was granted by Essex County Council on 24 December 2025.

The grant of planning permission means that operations within the recycling yard can continue within their present configuration allowing SRC to continue delivering valuable recycled aggregates to the local construction market.

On behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) PDE recently submitted a planning application to Tendring District Council for the installation and operation of a ground mounted solar array on land at Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU.

Planning permission was granted by Tendring District Council on 17 December 2025 subject to planning conditions.

The grant of planning permission is fantastic news for SRC as, following the discharge of pre-commencement planning conditions, it will allow them to commence construction of the solar array. The array will have a generating capacity of 1 megawatt and will be used to provide clean energy to SRC’s established operations at Martells Quarry, reducing their reliance on non-renewable sources of power including diesel generators which are currently used to power some processing plant.

The switch to renewable energy will assist SRC with their aim of reducing carbon emissions from operations in line with the Company’s Vision 2030 and wider government objectives to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

PDE Consulting has submitted a planning application on behalf of Eurovia Infrastructure Limited to Thurrock Council for the erection of B8 units, an operational depot including workshop and storage facilities, ancillary facilities, parking and access on land off Burnley Road, West Thurrock, Essex, RM20 3ED.

The application was validated by Thurrock Council on 29 December 2025.

The application seeks permission for the erection of B8 industrial units together with a purpose-built operational depot designed to support Eurovia’s ongoing infrastructure and maintenance operations. The proposed development includes a workshop, storage buildings, washdown facilities, ancillary accommodation, external storage areas, staff parking and new access arrangements.

The scheme has been carefully designed to make efficient use of a sustainably located site within an established industrial area. It incorporates safe and functional vehicle movements, appropriate parking provision including electric vehicle charging points and cycle facilities, and high-quality materials that reflect the surrounding industrial context.

Sustainability has been a key consideration in the design, with roof-mounted photovoltaic panels and landscaping proposed throughout the site to enhance environmental performance and support biodiversity net gain.

If approved, the development will provide long-term employment opportunities and contribute positively to economic growth within Thurrock.

PDE recently submitted a planning application to East Sussex County Council on behalf of FM Conway Limited for an alternate site layout including the external processing of asphalt planings and temporary storage of containers at their Newhaven Asphalt Plant located at Plots 6 & 7 North Quay Road, Newhaven, East Sussex.

The planning application was submitted to reflect minor alterations to the configuration of the Site following the establishment of the asphalt plant in 2020.

The planning application was considered at East Sussex County Council’s Planning Committee on 12 November 2025 following officer recommendation for approval. The committee resolved to grant planning permission in line with the officer’s recommendation and planning permission was issued on the same day.

The grant of planning permission is great news for FM Conway as it enables significant enhancement to the efficiency of operations at the Site allowing the processing of road planings to be relocated from an adjacent plot of land onto the main asphalt plant site. This will significantly reduce the need for transfers back and forth between the main asphalt plant site and the adjacent plot of land where crushing and screening of road planings has been taking place under the terms of a separate planning permission.

The grant of planning permission also allows for a number of wider changes to the layout of the site including revised car and lorry parking arrangements which better suits Conway’s operations at the Site. Once constructed, the new covered storage bay will also offer an improvement to the current stockpiling arrangements on Site allowing road planings to be stored under cover.

PDE recently submitted a planning application to Tendring District Council on behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) for the installation and operation of a ground mounted solar array on land at Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU.

The application was validated by Tendring District Council on 17 September 2025.

Should planning permission be granted the development will supply renewable energy to support SRC’s established operations at Martells Quarry, reducing their reliance on non-renewable sources of power including diesel generators which are currently used to power some processing plant. The switch to renewable energy will assist SRC with their aim of reducing carbon emissions from operations in line with the Company’s Vision 2030 and wider government objectives.

PDE recently submitted a planning application to Essex County Council on behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) to allow for retrospective changes to the configuration of the recycling facility including, additional concrete hardstanding, concrete block bay walls and the importation and soaking of expanded clay.

Recycling activities have been undertaken at Martells Quarry for a number of years with permission granted by Essex County Council in 2006 for the operation of a facility for recycling solid, inert and commercial and industrial waste. This use was confirmed by Essex County Council through a Certificate of Lawful use or Development issued on 26 October 2018.

Over time as operations have continued to evolve at the Site improvements have been made to the recycling facilities which have altered their footprint, layout, plant and infrastructure which are sited and operated within the recycling area. These changes have triggered the need for a new planning application to be submitted to regularise the configuration of the site.

The application was validated by Essex County Council on 04 September 2025.

Should planning permission be granted it will enable the continued operation of the recycling facility in its current configuration allowing SRC to continue delivering valuable recycled aggregates to the local construction market. The addition of the soaking of expanded clay will also increase the product offering from the Site with the soaked clay used within the manufacture of lightweight concrete products.

PDE recently submitted a planning application to Suffolk County Council on behalf of our client Allen Newport Limited for the installation and operation of a ground mounted solar array at Cavenham Quarry, Cavenham Road, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6SE.

The planning application was validated by Suffolk County Council on 05 August 2025.

The granting of this application will allow for the provision of renewable energy to support the wider established operations within Cavenham Quarry, including the mineral processing and waste recycling operations undertaken by the Applicant. This will assist the Applicant with their aim of sourcing a greater proportion of their energy demand from renewable sources, reducing their carbon footprint in line with wider government objectives.

On behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC), PDE Consulting Limited submitted an application to the Environment Agency to vary an environmental permit which authorises the storage and treatment of wastes at Barking Riverside Recycling Centre, Choats Road, Barking, Essex, RM9 6JR.

Bespoke environmental permit number EPR/HB3109CX was issued to SRC on 02 October 2019 and allows the operation of a physical treatment facility.  Wastes are treated to produce soils, soil substitutes and aggregates.  The recycling facility handles construction waste generated from Barking Riverside development, as well as from other local construction projects, and produces aggregates that are used in the development.  An application was made for a normal variation to add additional non-hazardous waste codes to the permit to expand the range of materials that could be recycled at the Site.

The permit variation was submitted on 27 June 2024 and the varied permit was issued on 27 June 2025.