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Some of the land used by the site was previously used as a ordnance dump during the second world war by the US military; very limited evidence of the former use is still visible on the site. Otherwise the land occupied by the site has historically been agricultural land.

The site is comprised of two principal parts - the original site and the extension area, but to all intents and purposes, the two sites are operated as one site.

The site is comprised of two principal parts - the original site and the extension area, but to all intents and purposes, the two sites are operated as one site. The site is a landraise (rather than a landfill) being constructed above original ground levels with no mineral extraction for off-site sale.

The Waste Management Licence was changed to an Environmental Permit in 2003/4 as required by the changing legislation at the time.

The capacity at the site as originally granted Planning Permission was circa xxxxx cubic metres; this was subsequently increased upon approval of an extension in xxxx to around xxxx cubic metres.

==Geology==

The site is underlain by interbedded mudstone and limestone of the Langport Member, which is of late Triassic and early Jurassic age and forms part of what is known as the Blue Lias. Excavations and site investigation at the site suggest that locally this largely comprises low-permeability lithologies.

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