Historic landfill sites in Burgess Hill, West Sussex
The Environment Agency records 24 historic landfill sites in and around Burgess Hill, West Sussex. covering roughly 51 hectares in total. The largest is Wanbarrow Farm at 7.06 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Burgess Hill (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanbarrow Farm | 7.06 ha | 1991 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Opposite Hickstead Showground | 6.1 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Freeks Lane | 5.78 ha | 1986 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Redhouse Farm | 5.33 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Danny Sandpit | 5.05 ha | 1979 | SpecialIndustrialInert |
| Tott Farm | 4.12 ha | 1990 | Waste types not recorded |
| Mill Lane | 3.79 ha | 1990 | IndustrialInert |
| Bolney Grange Salvage | 3.54 ha | 1983 | Inert |
| Arden Grange Tip | 1.82 ha | 1965 | IndustrialInert |
| Park Barn Farm Field 1 | 1.77 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Newtimber Chalk Quarry | 1.5 ha | 1993 | Waste types not recorded |
| Berrylands Farm | 1.1 ha | 1992 | Waste types not recorded |
| Mill Lane | 0.78 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Park Barn Farm Field 2 | 0.71 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Malthouse Lane | 0.47 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| Land Adjacent to Golf Course | 0.36 ha | 1987 | IndustrialInert |
| Red House Farm | 0.2 ha | 1993 | Waste types not recorded |
| Tidy's Scrapyard | 0.2 ha | 1972 | Waste types not recorded |
| Coombe Down Pumping Station | 0.2 ha | 1983 | Inert |
| Westmeston Farm Barn | 0.2 ha | 1974 | Inert |
| Freeks Lane | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Marl Pit | 0.2 ha | 1974 | Waste types not recorded |
| Spatham Lane - The Dymocks | 0.19 ha | 1950 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Streat Bostall | 0.09 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Burgess Hill?
- 24 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Burgess Hill town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Burgess Hill?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.