Historic landfill sites in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
The Environment Agency records 34 historic landfill sites in and around Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. covering roughly 151 hectares in total. The largest is Whinney Heys at 31.47 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Poulton-le-Fylde (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whinney Heys | 31.47 ha | 1968 | Household |
| Land of East Park Drive No.2 | 22.88 ha | 1981 | Household |
| Land beside Marton Mere | 20.59 ha | 1973 | HouseholdInert |
| Marton Mere | 17.39 ha | — | IndustrialCommercial |
| North Side of Garstang Road | 7.66 ha | 1967 | HouseholdInert |
| South side of Garstang Road | 7.49 ha | 1970 | Waste types not recorded |
| South side of Garstang Road | 6.65 ha | 1958 | Household |
| Boundary Park | 5.14 ha | 1954 | Household |
| Salthouse Farm | 4.89 ha | 1982 | SpecialInert |
| Larbreck Hall Farm | 4.25 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Marton Gasworks | 3.25 ha | 1984 | IndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Blackpool Zoo | 2.43 ha | 1956 | Household |
| Skippool Creek | 2.3 ha | 1972 | Household |
| Windy Harbour Holiday Centre | 2.05 ha | 1989 | SpecialInert |
| Poulton Industrial Estate | 1.38 ha | — | Inert |
| Heron's Reach Golf Course | 1.37 ha | 1993 | HouseholdInert |
| Heron's Reach Golf Course | 1.37 ha | 1994 | HouseholdInert |
| Feblands | 1.04 ha | 1983 | IndustrialInert |
| Holyoake Avenue | 0.88 ha | 1991 | HouseholdInert |
| Skippool Marsh | 0.87 ha | 1972 | Commercial |
| Poulton Railway Cutting | 0.82 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Mowbray Drive | 0.76 ha | 1966 | Inert |
| Dauntsey Avenue | 0.59 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Dover Lodge Farm | 0.55 ha | — | Inert |
| Fylde School | 0.54 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land at Walney Place | 0.53 ha | 1952 | Inert |
| Fylde Skip Hire | 0.45 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Christmas Cottage | 0.41 ha | 1987 | Inert |
| Windy Harbour Holiday Centre | 0.32 ha | — | Inert |
| Mythop Road | 0.18 ha | 1972 | Waste types not recorded |
| Staining Wood Farm | 0.17 ha | 1988 | IndustrialInert |
| Brackenscales Farm | 0.16 ha | 1988 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Crook Gate Lane South | 0.06 ha | 1973 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Crook Gate Lane North | 0.03 ha | 1974 | HouseholdCommercial |
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 Poulton-le-Fylde?
- 34 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Poulton-le-Fylde 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 Poulton-le-Fylde?
- 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.