Design and build your landfill site
Summary
The Environment Agency has published guidance on the design and construction requirements for landfill sites as part of environmental permit applications. It sets out the need for risk assessments, construction quality assurance, and engineering standards to protect soil, groundwater and the wider environment.
Why it matters
While aimed at landfill operators, the guidance is relevant to surveyors involved in site appraisal, due diligence, or advising on land with waste-related development constraints. It also highlights the regulatory expectations that can affect feasibility, engineering design and compliance risk on such sites.
Key points
- Environmental permit applications must include relevant risk assessments, including hydrogeological and groundwater assessments.
- The Environment Agency will only issue a permit if the proposed engineering design meets required standards.
- Construction proposals for new cells, development areas or infrastructure must be submitted before work starts.
- Construction quality assurance is required for all landfill engineering and infrastructure.
- An artificially enhanced geological barrier must be at least 500mm thick; a geosynthetic layer alone is not sufficient.
Organisations:
Environment Agency
Regulations:
environmental permit, Construction Quality Assurance (CQA), LFE4
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