LONDON LANDFILL SITE WIDENS GEOGRAPHICAL REACH AHEAD OF TAX EXEMPTION ABOLITION

The major licensed landfill facility within the London boroughs can now accept materials from anywhere in southern England following a variation to its planning permission.

The announcement by operators Tilfen Land comes as tax exemptions for contaminated land expire on April 1, 2012 - a date that will also see the standard rate of landfill tax rise from £56 per tonne to £64 per tonne.

The facility, known as LF3, sites within the London Borough of Greenwich, and takes hazardous material - primarily contaminated granular soils classified as hazardous waste - into a facility that has been fully engineered to ensure there is no impact on the surrounging area.

"With landfill tax exemptions due for abolition in a few months time, the increased ability of LF3 to accept materials from a greatly expanded geographical area will offer many more contractors and others in the construction and house building industries access to a major and established facility," says Tilfen Land's director of real estate Terry Adams.

"LF3 is located within easy reach of the major transport arteries for London and the south east and has an estimated remaining life of 10 years.

With the facility's expanded reach we can now work with those who are conducting business right across the south of England and need access to a licensed landfill."

On completion, LF3 - which is actually a land raising exercise - will form a hill with excellent views across the Thames estuary.

Much of the site has been landscaped and planted with this, together with a wetlands project to treat leachate, provides a suitable habitat for wildlife including water voles and kingfishers.

For further information on LF3, contact Phil Hubbard at Tilfen Land on 020 8319 5040 or email: landfill@tilfenland.co.uk The LF3 website - www.london-landfill.co.uk - includes a location map and credit application as well as a copy of LF3's Environment Agency permit.

Press enquiries to David Leck at Tilfen Land on 01332 528580 / 07710326256.

For further information on LF3 and to discuss your requirements, please contact:

Phil Hubbard, Engineering Manager
Tilfen Land Limited, 133 Nathan Way,
West Thamesmead Business Park,
London SE28 0AB
T: 020 8319 5040 • F: 020 8319 5041
E: Landfill@tilfenland.co.uk

For further information on Tilfen Land please visit us at: www.tilfenland.co.uk

landfill tax registration number: 01751-8647-07000