Authorised Landfill Sites

This dataset has now been discontinued and won’t be updated. The permit information may no longer be correct and the boundary may no longer reflect the actual site anymore, as sites may have expanded their perimeter to accommodate additional capacity. Also, this dataset will not show landfills that have been created after 2013 or may contain landfill sites that are now expired, surrendered or revoked. The authorised landfill site is a spatial (polygon) dataset containing the boundaries of landfill sites which are currently authorised by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) under The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations provide industry, regulators and others with a single extended permitting and compliance system. Landfill permits were previously authorised by a Waste Management Licence, or a Pollution Prevention and Control (PCC) Permit, which have subsequently become Environmental (EPR) Permit, and are recorded within a NRW database. Pre 1996 landfill sites data was managed and collated by Local Authorities, this duty was then transferred to Environment Agency, and was taken over by NRW in 2013. INFORMATION WARNING: This dataset has now been discontinued and won’t be updated. The permit information may no longer be correct and the and boundary may no longer not reflect the actual site anymore, as sites may have expanded their perimeter to accommodate additional capacity. Also this dataset will not show landfills that have been created after 2013 or may contain landfill sites that are now expired, surrendered or revoked.

Identifier: NRW_DS116249

Alternative Title

AfA111 Permitted Waste Sites - Authorised Landfill Site Boundaries
Safleoedd Tirlenwi Awdurdodedig

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Landfill boundaries come in through via the permits in paper format, and are digitised from OS 1:10 000 Scale Colour Raster if not provided by the operator. Merged into a single layer. Revoked, expired or surrendered licences (not if a change) are identified and removed where relevant by the Waste Team. The dataset allows NRW to extract data on landfill sites, which can then be filtered based on the following code descriptors. A1: Co-Disposal Landfill Site; A2: Other Landfill Site taking Special Waste; A4: Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill; A5: Landfill taking Non-Biodegradable Wastes; A6: Landfill taking other wastes; A7: Industrial Waste Landfill (Factory cartilage); 5.2 A(1) a): Waste Landfilling; >10T/D with capacity>25,000T excluding inert waste; 5.2 A(1) b): Waste Landfilling; Any other Landfill to which the 2002 regulations apply; L04: Non Hazardous Landfill; and L05: Inert Landfill. It is important to note that because a site is authorised, it does not necessarily mean it is accepting waste. Landfill sites are only removed from the dataset on a quarterly basis and added to the Historic Landfill site dataset when the waste licence status changes to either: - Licence expired: Some licences issued under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 were time limited and expired on the date specified in the licence. - Licence Revoked: Whereby the licence has been entirely revoked and is no longer in force; or - Licence Surrendered: Operator has successfully surrendered the licence which is no longer in force.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2017-04-05

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2010-01-01

Topic category

Planning cadastre
Environment

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Environment Agency (EA)

Millbank Tower, 25th Floor, 21//24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4XL, England

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Originator

Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales)

Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0TP, Wales

www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Geographic Extent: England and Wales (EAW)

Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset

Format Type and Description

Geographic Information System ()

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Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation
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Lineage: Landfill boundaries come in through via the permits in paper format, and are digitised from OS 1:10 000 Scale Colour Raster if not provided by the operator. Merged into a single layer. Revoked, expired or surrendered licences (not if a change) are identified and removed where relevant by the Waste Team. The dataset allows NRW to extract data on landfill sites, which can then be filtered based on the following code descriptors. A1: Co-Disposal Landfill Site; A2: Other Landfill Site taking Special Waste; A4: Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Landfill; A5: Landfill taking Non-Biodegradable Wastes; A6: Landfill taking other wastes; A7: Industrial Waste Landfill (Factory cartilage); 5.2 A(1) a): Waste Landfilling; >10T/D with capacity>25,000T excluding inert waste; 5.2 A(1) b): Waste Landfilling; Any other Landfill to which the 2002 regulations apply; L04: Non Hazardous Landfill; and L05: Inert Landfill. It is important to note that because a site is authorised, it does not necessarily mean it is accepting waste. Landfill sites are only removed from the dataset on a quarterly basis and added to the Historic Landfill site dataset when the waste licence status changes to either: - Licence expired: Some licences issued under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 were time limited and expired on the date specified in the licence. - Licence Revoked: Whereby the licence has been entirely revoked and is no longer in force; or - Licence Surrendered: Operator has successfully surrendered the licence which is no longer in force.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Utility and government services

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

landfill

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary

waste disposal
waste management

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2013-04-03

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects

Keywords

NRW SMNR Vocabulary

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Waste (SMNR)
Management Areas (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2023-12-27

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: Access to this data may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136323439 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-30T15:32:34.849Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Authorised Landfill Sites

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