Historic landfill sites in Hailsham, East Sussex
The Environment Agency records 29 historic landfill sites in and around Hailsham, East Sussex. covering roughly 73 hectares in total. The largest is Knockhatch Farm No.1 at 36.39 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Hailsham (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockhatch Farm No.1 | 36.39 ha | 1973 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Beechcroft Farmhouse | 7.62 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Arlington No.2 | 5.67 ha | 1977 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Black Barn Farm, nr Golden Cross | 3.09 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Glynleigh Landfill Site | 2.95 ha | 1988 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Holmes Hill Farm | 2.14 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land Opposite Greycot | 1.75 ha | — | Household |
| Mill Lane | 1.69 ha | 1975 | Household |
| Bakers Farm | 1.68 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Amberstone | 1.67 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Deanllands Farm | 1.62 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Rock's Nurseries | 1.57 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Blacklane Junction with A267 | 0.96 ha | 1959 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Wellshurst Farm | 0.86 ha | 1976 | Inert |
| North of Farmstead | 0.69 ha | 1959 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Church Farm | 0.38 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Church Drove | 0.31 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Causeway Farm Shop | 0.29 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| West of Cuckoo trail | 0.24 ha | — | Inert |
| Horsebridge Pumping Station | 0.24 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Chilsham Lane | 0.2 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Leabridge Farm | 0.2 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| West Winds Farm, Grove Hill | 0.2 ha | 1968 | SpecialInert |
| Land South of Coggers Cross | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Rutland Cottages | 0.2 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Opposite Appletree Cottage | 0.19 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Land Opposite Coldharbour Road | 0.18 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Horse Eye Level | 0.11 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Coldthorn Lane | 0.03 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 Hailsham?
- 29 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Hailsham 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 Hailsham?
- 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.