Historic landfill sites in Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire
The Environment Agency records 17 historic landfill sites in and around Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire. covering roughly 96 hectares in total. The largest is Midgeland Farm at 44.96 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Lytham St Anne's (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midgeland Farm | 44.96 ha | 1984 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Westby ( South ) L F S | 11.63 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Blackpool Airport | 11.4 ha | 1969 | HouseholdInert |
| Leach Lodge Farm | 5.95 ha | — | IndustrialCommercial |
| Westby Brick and Tile | 4.93 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Westby Brick and Tile | 4.6 ha | 1986 | SpecialInert |
| School Road | 2.51 ha | 1959 | Household |
| Lagoons | 2.3 ha | 1986 | Liquid / sludgeInert |
| Land off Saltcotes Road | 1.87 ha | — | Inert |
| Mosslands | 1.7 ha | 1992 | HouseholdInert |
| Ashley Nursery | 1.46 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Dickies Lane | 1.22 ha | 1986 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Squires Gate Link Road | 0.78 ha | 1995 | Inert |
| East of New Hall Avenue | 0.37 ha | — | Inert |
| Clifton Drive North | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Snowdon Road | 0.2 ha | 1974 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Wren Rovers Car Park | 0.13 ha | 1960 | 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 Lytham St Anne's?
- 17 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Lytham St Anne's 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 Lytham St Anne's?
- 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.