Historic landfill sites in Chelmsford, Essex
The Environment Agency records 32 historic landfill sites in and around Chelmsford, Essex. covering roughly 327 hectares in total. The largest is Boyton Hall Farm at 53.92 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Chelmsford (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyton Hall Farm | 53.92 ha | 1980 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Refuse Tip East of Butler's Farm | 49.84 ha | — | Commercial |
| Newney Green West | 39.14 ha | — | Inert |
| Boyton Cross | 17.42 ha | 1972 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Newney Green East | 15.2 ha | — | Inert |
| Belsteads Farm | 14.52 ha | 1985 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Back Lane | 12.79 ha | 1985 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Little Waltham Road | 12.53 ha | 1974 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Chignall Hall Farm | 12.08 ha | 1985 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Roxwell Quarry | 9.75 ha | 1969 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Wheelers Hill | 9.44 ha | 1994 | Inert |
| Hill Farm | 9.13 ha | 1991 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Princes Road | 8.03 ha | 1965 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Wood Farm | 8 ha | — | Inert |
| Boyton Hall Farm | 7.72 ha | 1988 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Chignall Hall Farm | 6.51 ha | 1993 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Southend Road | 6.31 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Broomfield and Little Waltham | 5.87 ha | 1967 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Church Street | 4.21 ha | — | HouseholdCommercial |
| Mays Lane | 3.25 ha | 1970 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Cell 5, Land At Pratts Farm Lane | 3.02 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Maldon Road | 2.86 ha | 1972 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Broads Green | 2.52 ha | 1981 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Temple Farm | 2.35 ha | — | Commercial |
| St Clere's Hall Pit | 1.99 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Wallace Lane | 1.92 ha | 1985 | IndustrialInert |
| Roxwell Quarry | 1.52 ha | 1985 | IndustrialInert |
| Boyton Hall Farm | 1.5 ha | 1980 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Mid Essex Gravel Pits | 1.2 ha | — | IndustrialCommercial |
| Boyton Cross | 1.1 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Boyton Hall Farm | 0.77 ha | 1980 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Church Hall Site | 0.62 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 Chelmsford?
- 32 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford?
- 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.