Identification

Title

Historic Landfill Sites - Quarterly Summary

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

This data is a national historic landfill dataset that defines the location of and provides specific attributes for known historic landfill sites. An historic landfill is a site where there is no environmental permit in force. The Environment Agency is not the regulator for historic landfills. The dataset includes sites that existed before landfills were regulated. Much of this pre-licensing data was derived from a national survey in the early 1990s so it may be incomplete. It also includes sites that were licensed (permitted) where that licence is no longer in force, in accordance with the legislation at the time. The Historic Landfill dataset includes information that is held by either the local authority or the Environment Agency. Where sites were licensed, there are name and address fields, licensee and operator information, licence issue and surrender dates, first and last input dates and waste types, together with some historical comments. Where an attribute is incomplete, that detail is not available. The quality and completeness of data is variable depending on how old a site is. This extract is updated quarterly in Microsoft Excel format. Individual polygon shape files are also available in the Historic Landfill dataset. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=83eee55e-fd71-4516-a39e-87953e9ef1bb&fileName=Historic_Landfill_Sites_-_December_2021.zip

protocol: http

name: Historic_Landfill_Sites_-_December_2021.zip

description: Historic_Landfill_Sites_-_December_2021.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

Unique resource identifier

code

fcf70c29-b456-4174-8737-0633608be36d

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Historic landfill

environment

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-07-23

End position

2021-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2018-07-23

date type

revision

effective date

2021-12-31

Frequency of update

quarterly

Quality and validity

Lineage

Older non-permitted and formerly permitted landfill sites

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | MS Excel (XLSX)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Environment Agency Conditional Licence (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-conditional-licence/environment-agency-conditional-licence)

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Special conditions:

Constraint set

Use constraints

Special conditions:

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Special conditions:

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://environment.data.gov.uk/support

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-01-02

Metadata language