PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf of Strabag AG for the variation of Condition 9 attached to planning permission reference H/2021/0248 relating to operations on land at Plot 2, Greenland Road, Hartlepool.

The application sought to allow construction operations to take place between 07:00 to 19:00 Monday to Sunday. Previously, the restriction upon working hours limited Strabag AG’s ability to undertake construction work as it was difficult to arrange deliveries of materials to the Site within the permitted construction hours as a consequence of supplier availability and delivery windows.

Planning permission was granted by Hartlepool Borough Council on 29 November 2022.

The grant of planning permission is welcome news for Strabag AG as it allows construction activities at the Site to take place for a longer period each day and for seven days per week. It also allows for greater flexibility with regard to the delivery of construction materials to the Site, helping reduce the lead time for the commencement of Site operations, ensuring that Strabag AG can fulfil important customer contracts.

PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf of Shotley Holdings Limited for the removal of Condition 19 attached to planning permission reference SCC\0091\17B; SCC\0092\17B; SCC\0093\17B at Folly Farm Quarry, Tattingstone, Ipswich, IP9 2NY.

The application was submitted to Suffolk County Council and validated on 05 December 2022.

At present operations at Folly Farm Quarry are restricted with mobile plant only able to operate within certain designated areas of the Site. Should planning permission be granted, it will remove the restriction on the use of mobile plant within certain areas of the Site and give the Applicant greater flexibility regarding the use of plant and machinery in support of the consented mineral extraction and subsequent restoration operations.

PDE Consulting Limited recently submitted a planning application to Suffolk County Council on behalf of Shotley Holdings Limited for the erection and use of a general purpose building and a spray shop building together with some additional hardstanding, and the installation of an underground diesel tank. The application also seeks to regularise the use of a secondary weighbridge, the use of a welfare unit, four lighting columns, and the use of a new haul road at Folly Farm Quarry, Tattingstone, Ipswich, IP9 2NY.

The application was submitted to Suffolk County Council and validated on 05 December 2022.

Should planning permission be granted, it will enable a number of minor changes within the Site which will improve the operational efficiency of the Site in addition to providing a safer and more efficient working environment.

On behalf of STRABAG AG-UK BRANCH (Strabag), PDE submitted an environmental permit application to Hartlepool Borough Council on 03 March 2022 for a Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control permit authorising a concrete batching plant installation at Plot 2, Greenland Road, Hartlepool, TS24 0RQ.

The permit, which was granted on 26 September 2022, allows Strabag to store aggregates and cement, produce ready mixed concrete, and manufacture concrete products at the site.

PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) for the establishment of a concrete block manufacturing facility at Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex.

Planning permission was granted by Essex County Council on 14 July 2022.

The grant of permission allows SRC to manufacture pre-cast concrete blocks, which complements existing operations at the Site and utilises concrete manufactured at a concrete batching plant located on land adjacent to the Site which is supplied with mineral extracted from the wider quarry.  Finished blocks are exported from the Site and sold to the local construction industry for use in a variety of construction projects.

PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf of FM Conway for the installation of two additional bitumen tanks, a load out gantry, and the installation of a bitumen emulsion plant and alternative car parking on land at Imperial Wharf, Clifton Marine Parade, Gravesend, Kent.

The application was submitted to Gravesham Borough Council and validated on 11 July 2022.

Should planning permission be granted, the development will increase the resilience of the established bitumen storage facility through the provision of additional bitumen storage capacity, safeguarding against delays in bitumen shipments and ensuring a consistent supply of bitumen for the region’s needs.

The development would also play a significant national role in building resilience in the UK.  While demand for bitumen in the UK is fairly constant, there are only two UK refineries that produce bitumen with the remainder of the demand met by importation from mainland Europe.  Due to the significant number of closures of European refineries, the need to increase resilience is particularly pertinent in the current global climate with supply chains struggling to keep up with demand post-Covid, leading to widespread delays in the supply of goods.

On behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC), PDE Consulting Limited submitted an application to the Environment Agency (EA) for an environmental permit to operate an inert and excavation waste transfer station at Great Central Way, Wembley, NW10 0UZ

The application for a standard rules permit No. SR2009 No 5, was submitted to the EA in April 2022. It was duly made and subsequently issued in June 2022. It permits SRC to undertake waste storage on site with an annual throughput of up to 250,000 tonnes per annum

On behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC), PDE Consulting Limited submitted four environmental permit transfer applications to the Environment Agency (EA) relating to Brightlingsea Inert Landfill site.

The applications were submitted in October 2021 to transfer two waste operation permits and two abstraction licences from Brett Aggregates Limited to SRC.

The transfer of abstraction licence No. 8/37/25/*G/0109 and water transfer licence No. AN/037/0025/003/R01 were completed on 14 December 2021. In addition, the partial transfer of a mining waste operation permit (No. EPR/KB3907CY) was determined on 03 March 2022, and an inert landfill permit (No. EPR/KB3906X) was successfully transferred on 22 March 2022. Despite the EA accepting a request for the determination of the four applications to be prioritised, it took 5.5 months for them all to be issued.

The permanent deposit of inert waste at the site will allow the sand and gravel quarry to be restored to agricultural use, with areas of retained and new woodland, and water features.

On behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited, PDE Consulting Limited (PDE) submitted an application to the Environment Agency (EA), to vary an environmental permit for landfilling at Martells Quarry located in Ardleigh, Essex.

Environmental Permit No. EPR_BP3334YQ was issued in October 2018 and authorises the landfilling of selected non degradable non-hazardous wastes and Landfill Directive inert waste, to restore the site.

An application was made by PDE in March 2020 to add a western extension to the landfilling operations which will be used for the deposit of inert waste only. The permit variation has also increased the annual waste throughputs from 100,000 tonnes per annum to 175,000 tonnes per annum, which will allow the Site to be restored in line with the timescales set out in the planning application. The permit was duly made in September 2020 and a draft permit was issued in March 2021. The final varied permit was issued in January 2022.

The importation and permanent deposit of inert waste at the site will allow the sand and gravel quarry to be restored to pre-quarrying contours and re-instated to agricultural use, which is typical of the local landscape character.

PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf of Allen Newport Limited and Frederick Hiam Limited for a western extension to Cavenham Quarry for the extraction, processing, sale and distribution of sand and gravel and subsequent restoration using inert materials.

The application was submitted to Suffolk County Council and validated on 16 December 2021.

The Suffolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan has allocated the extension area for sand and gravel extraction along with the subsequent restoration of the land using inert materials.

Should planning permission be granted, the application will allow for the continued supply of sand and gravel to the local construction market.

Upon completion of the proposed mineral extraction the land will be restored back to an agricultural afteruse with ecological enhancement which will complement the surrounding landscape.