Historic landfill sites in Westerham, Kent
The Environment Agency records 26 historic landfill sites in and around Westerham, Kent. covering roughly 91 hectares in total. The largest is Grasshopper Pit at 15.11 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Westerham (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Pit | 15.11 ha | 1990 | IndustrialInert |
| Brasted Sandpit | 9.94 ha | 2007 | Inert |
| Squerries Sand Pit | 9.16 ha | 1985 | IndustrialInert |
| Chavic Farm | 7.49 ha | 1978 | IndustrialInert |
| Budgen's Hill - Rushmore Hill | 5.72 ha | 1968 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Hogtrough Hill | 4.67 ha | — | IndustrialInert |
| Holwood Farm | 4.53 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| Clacket Lane Sand Pit | 4.51 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Clacket Lane Sand Pit | 4.51 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Warren Court Farm | 4.17 ha | — | Inert |
| Randles Wood | 3.43 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| The Green | 2.49 ha | 1950 | HouseholdInert |
| Former Lime Works | 2.12 ha | 1975 | HouseholdInert |
| New Road Hill | 2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land at Leaves Green | 1.78 ha | 1950 | Inert |
| Milking Lane | 1.58 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Sevenoaks Road | 1.36 ha | 1965 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Rag Hill Road | 1.17 ha | 1979 | Inert |
| Land at Leaves Green | 1.13 ha | 1950 | Inert |
| Green Acres Riding School | 0.83 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land At Thrift Wood | 0.78 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
| Sandy Lane | 0.65 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeInert |
| Grays Farm | 0.54 ha | — | Inert |
| Sugrue Down Road | 0.46 ha | — | HouseholdInert |
| Primrose Farm | 0.34 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Golden Acres | 0.3 ha | — | 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 Westerham?
- 26 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Westerham 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 Westerham?
- 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.