Historic landfill sites in East Grinstead, West Sussex
The Environment Agency records 38 historic landfill sites in and around East Grinstead, West Sussex. covering roughly 83 hectares in total. The largest is Park Farm at 21.74 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around East Grinstead (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Farm | 21.74 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| East Grinstead Railway Cutting | 6.14 ha | 1979 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Standen Tip | 5.88 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| The Plantation | 5.72 ha | 1987 | Industrial |
| Eden Vale Sewage Works | 5.14 ha | 1973 | SpecialHouseholdCommercial |
| Stubpond Lane | 4.99 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Larches Farm | 4.49 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Land Adjacent to Crockers Lane - Eastbourne Road | 4.29 ha | 1996 | Inert |
| Bakers Wood | 3.7 ha | 1994 | Inert |
| Hillcrest | 2.63 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| East Park Farm | 2.61 ha | 1989 | IndustrialInert |
| Burleigh Oaks Farm | 2.21 ha | 1987 | Waste types not recorded |
| Surrey Pet Cemetery Ltd | 1.88 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Barncote | 1.32 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Courtlands | 1.23 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| East Grinstead Railway Cutting | 0.97 ha | 1977 | Inert |
| Land At Woodcock Hill | 0.69 ha | 1981 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| North West Corner Of Lingfield Common Road | 0.64 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Clear View Pk | 0.62 ha | 1980 | Inert |
| Gotwick Wood Farm | 0.62 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Imberhorne Farm | 0.57 ha | 1979 | Inert |
| Cinder Hill | 0.55 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Forest Row | 0.53 ha | 1978 | IndustrialInert |
| Nottley Farm | 0.46 ha | 1989 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Holmlea | 0.34 ha | 1988 | Waste types not recorded |
| Cragg Wood House | 0.34 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Imberhorne Farm | 0.32 ha | 1979 | Inert |
| Saint Hill Farm | 0.31 ha | 1982 | Liquid / sludgeInert |
| Ashurstwood | 0.3 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Lingfield Mini Skips | 0.28 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land At Garth Farm | 0.27 ha | 1984 | Inert |
| Copthorne Road | 0.2 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Pippingford Park | 0.2 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Medway Drive | 0.2 ha | 1979 | Inert |
| Orchards Cottage | 0.2 ha | 1981 | Inert |
| Stanton Hall Farm | 0.2 ha | 1990 | IndustrialInert |
| Rare Breed Centre | 0.2 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Imberhorne Farm | 0.14 ha | 1979 | Inert |
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 East Grinstead?
- 38 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of East Grinstead 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 East Grinstead?
- 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.