Historic landfill sites in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
The Environment Agency records 11 historic landfill sites in and around Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. covering roughly 77 hectares in total. The largest is Lynemouth at 25.67 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynemouth | 25.67 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeCommercial |
| Alcan UK Limited No.3 | 20.27 ha | 1993 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrial |
| Alcan UK Limited No.2 | 16.61 ha | 1980 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrial |
| Spital House Farm | 7.54 ha | 1980 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Blindburn | 2.35 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Alcan UK Limited No.1 | 1.45 ha | 1980 | SpecialIndustrial |
| Lynemouth Cutting | 1.02 ha | — | Inert |
| Links Quarry East | 0.8 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Woodhorn Quarry | 0.53 ha | 1973 | IndustrialInert |
| Links Quarry | 0.51 ha | 1982 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Newbiggin Golf Course | 0.2 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 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea?
- 11 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 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 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea?
- 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.