Searches User Guide: Infilled land

Infilled land

Infilling from historical mapping

Historical land uses identified from Ordnance Survey mapping that involved ground excavation at the surface. These features may or may not have been subsequently backfilled. This data has been extracted from Groundsure’s 1:10,000 and 1:10,560 scale Historical Land Use Database dating back to the 1840s and includes features such as engine pits, heaps, and tips.

Active landfill sites

These are records of landfill sites that are operational or are in official closure and aftercare programs. Depending on the nature of the waste these landfill sites have accepted, they may pose a risk of contamination (including from landfill gases). Active landfills can also cause nuisance problems due to noise, dust and odour. However, these effects should be minimised under the conditions of their operating licence.

Historical landfill sites 

Historical landfill (from Environment Agency records)

Known historical (closed) landfill sites (e.g. sites where there is no Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) permit or waste management licence currently in force). This includes sites that existed before the waste licensing regime and sites that have been licensed in the past but where a licence has been revoked, ceased to exist or surrendered and a certificate of completion has been issued. The boundary information will often include all of the land owned by the operating company and may not correspond to the area of fill.

Historical landfill (from Local Authority and historical mapping records)

These are records of former areas of landfill. These areas of land may have been redeveloped for other uses since the landfill closed. Depending on the nature of the waste these landfill sites accept, they may still pose a risk of contamination (including from landfill gases). Former landfill sites can also cause issues with ground instability.