PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

What PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED does

Planning and Environmental Consultants Limited (PEC Ltd) is a UK-based private limited environmental consultancy headquartered in Lowton, Warrington, founded to provide environmental assessments that support planning applications. The firm delivers seven core service lines — air quality, dust, odour, daylight/sunlight/overshadowing, artificial lighting, noise, and environmental impact assessment (EIA/ES) — alongside supplementary offerings spanning vibration, ecology, ground remediation, geo-environmental/geotechnical, asbestos, architectural design, planning guidance, and transport planning. Its core technical methods rely on computational dispersion modelling for air quality, odour, and lighting impacts, complemented by field surveys and reporting aligned with UK-specific regulatory frameworks including IAQM guidelines, DEFRA standards, BRE guidance, BS 4142, BS 8233, and the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.

The business operates on a professional services, per-project model. Pricing is bespoke and quoted individually based on project scope, site characteristics, and required deliverables; the firm offers free no-obligation quotes and reaches clients via direct engagement, its website, phone, and email. PEC serves residential developers, commercial and industrial developers, the energy sector, and mixed-use developers, with project evidence spanning Manchester, London, and Invergordon in Scotland. The company is privately held and founder/family-operated, with Libby Ellison as Company Director and Lewis Ellison as Technical Director leading a small team that includes Katie Stott (Environmental Specialist) and Tony Brierley (Health and Safety Specialist).

Name

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Legal name

Planning and Environmental Consultants Ltd

Website

https://pecltd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PEC Ltd is a UK-based environmental consultancy delivering air quality, dust, odour, noise, lighting, daylight/sunlight, and EIA assessments to support planning applications for residential, commercial, industrial, and energy sector developers nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Environmental impact assessment
• Air quality consulting
• Planning application support
• Noise impact assessment
• Odour impact assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Professional consultancy services providing environmental assessments (air quality, dust, odour, noise, lighting, daylight/sunlight, EIA) to support planning applications. Services are quoted on a per-project basis and tailored to individual client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PEC Ltd is a UK environmental consultancy that delivers bespoke assessment and reporting services to support planning applications. Its core offering spans air quality, dust, odour, daylight/sunlight, artificial lighting, noise, and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA/ES) work for residential, commercial, industrial, and energy developments. Services are quoted per-project and delivered directly by the in-house consultant team across the UK.

Product overview

Planning and Environmental Consultants Ltd (PEC Ltd) is a UK-based environmental consulting firm offering a suite of assessment and consultancy services to support planning applications. The core offering consists of seven main service lines: Air Quality Assessments, Dust Risk Assessments, Odour Impact Assessments, Daylight/Sunlight/Overshadowing Assessments, Artificial Lighting Assessments, Noise Assessments, and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA/ES). These services are delivered as standalone consulting engagements tailored to individual client needs, with additional supplementary services including Vibration, Ecology, Ground Remediation, Geo-environmental/Geotechnical, Asbestos, Architectural Design, Planning Guidance, and Transport Planning. The company serves residential, commercial/industrial, energy, and mixed-use development sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Quality Assessments

Quantifiable outcome

• Air quality dispersion modelling enables planning approval for developments in areas with elevated pollutant concentrations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• RSK Group: UK-based environmental and engineering consultancy offering air quality, EIA, noise, and planning support across the UK. RSK is far larger but competes for the same planning-led environmental assessment mandates that PEC pursues.
• AECOM UK Environment: Global infrastructure consultancy with large UK environmental planning group offering EIA, air quality, noise, and lighting services. Represents the upper-scale competitor for similar environmental mandates.
• Stantec (UK Environmental): Multinational engineering and environmental consultancy with a UK environmental planning practice. Competes for EIA, air quality, and noise mandates with global scale and integrated delivery.
• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with UK environmental and planning practice offering sustainability, EIA, and noise/light assessments. Competes for the same commercial and mixed-use development projects.
• Tetra Tech (RPS Group): Global consulting and engineering firm with strong UK environmental assessment capabilities through the RPS legacy. Competes directly for planning-led environmental assessments.
• WSP UK (Environment & Planning): Global professional services firm with a substantial UK environmental planning and assessment practice covering air quality, noise, lighting, and EIA. Competes for the same developer and planning authority clients.

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with deep UK presence providing air quality, noise, odour, EIA, and planning support. Directly competes for the same developer and local authority environmental assessment engagements.
• Wardell Armstrong: UK-based environmental, planning, and engineering consultancy providing air quality, noise, lighting, and EIA services to residential and commercial developers. Closely comparable in service mix and target clients.
• Asta Environmental: UK specialist environmental consultancy offering air quality, noise, lighting, and EIA services to developers and planning applicants. Closely comparable boutique-scale UK competitor.
• Hydrock (now Stantec): UK-based engineering and environmental consultancy (acquired by Stantec) with air quality, ground remediation, and planning support services. Similar mid-market UK footprint and developer client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pec-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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