Off Allotmant Lane
SpecialCommercialInert
Off Allotmant Lane is a historic (closed) landfill site recorded by the Environment Agency near Sheringham, Norfolk. It received special (hazardous), commercial and inert waste between 1990 and 1993, covering about 0.63 hectares. Reference EAHLD03388, October 2025 data revision.
Full record
| EA reference | EAHLD03388 |
|---|---|
| Site name | Off Allotmant Lane |
| Address | West Beckham, Holt, Norfolk |
| Site operator | John McNeil Wilson Limited |
| Licence holder | John McNeil Wilson Limited |
| Licence issued | 1 November 1990 |
| Licence surrendered | 6 April 1993 |
| First waste input | Not recorded |
| Last waste input | 1 March 1993 |
| Area | 0.63 ha |
| Gas control | Not recorded |
| Leachate containment | Not recorded |
| Licensed site | Yes |
| EA area | Eastern AN |
| Grid reference | 613600, 340600 |
Source: Environment Agency Historic Landfill Sites dataset, October 2025 revision.
Boundary map
What these waste types mean
- Special:
- the licensing-era term for hazardous waste — asbestos, chemicals, oils. The category that most warrants a closer look.
- Commercial:
- waste from shops and offices — paper, packaging, food. Similar profile to household waste, usually less of it.
- Inert:
- builder's rubble, subsoil, concrete, brick. Doesn't decompose or generate gas; the lowest-concern category.
Other historic landfill sites nearby
- West Beckham PitLiquid / sludgeIndustrialCommercial
- Bodham PitCommercial
- Disused Pit at Marlpit HeathHousehold
- BodhamWaste types not recorded
- Land South of Roseacre EstateWaste 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.