Environmental Permitting Regulations for Landfill Sites in England and Wales

The Environmental Permitting Regulations dataset covers all permitted operational and closed landfill sites in England and Wales. It is published by the Environment Agency and will be updated quarterly. The data is governed by regulations integrating the IPPC Directive and Waste Management Licensing.

Use Cases

• Monitoring landfill site compliance based on the Environmental Permitting Regulations framework.
• Analyzing the distribution of permitted waste operations across England and Wales.
• Tracking changes in the operational status of landfill sites over time based on quarterly updates.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular refresh cycles.
• Covers all permitted landfill sites within the Environmental Permitting Regulations regime.
• Source is the authoritative Environment Agency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Regulatory reporting under the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

Time Range

Quarterly updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 13:00:37.248820; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales