Star Lane
SpecialInert
Star Lane is a historic (closed) landfill site recorded by the Environment Agency near Horwich. It received special (hazardous) and inert waste between 1995 and 1996, covering about 1.73 hectares. Reference EAHLD07430, October 2025 data revision.
Full record
| EA reference | EAHLD07430 |
|---|---|
| Site name | Star Lane |
| Address | Blackrod, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Site operator | Not recorded |
| Licence holder | Not recorded |
| Licence issued | 31 December 1995 |
| Licence surrendered | 31 December 1996 |
| First waste input | 31 December 1995 |
| Last waste input | 31 December 1996 |
| Area | 1.73 ha |
| Gas control | Not recorded |
| Leachate containment | Not recorded |
| Licensed site | Yes |
| EA area | Central NW |
| Grid reference | 362600, 411000 |
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.
- Inert:
- builder's rubble, subsoil, concrete, brick. Doesn't decompose or generate gas; the lowest-concern category.
Other historic landfill sites nearby
- Off Station RoadIndustrialInert
- Crown LaneWaste types not recorded
- Land off Blackrod BypassWaste types not recorded
- Horwich WorksSpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialCommercialInert
- RedmossSpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert
- Asbestos TipWaste 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.