FI15570

Request

Please could you supply me with the details of Significant / Multi Loads fly-tipping incidents recorded by the authority over the most recent 12 months on record, as well as the previous 12 months on record (separately). 

In particular:  

  1. The specific location of the incidents
  2. How much waste was dumped (rough estimate is acceptable)
  3. Whether it was cleared up in full
  4. How much it cost to clear it up
  5. Was there any enforcement as a result, and if so, what?
  6. If perpetrators were fined, then please provide the amount they were fined. If they were jailed, then please provide the sentence length. If the authority doesn't have access to this information, then please proceed with the other parts of the request and ignore this question.

Response

Specific location of fly tip

How much waste dumped

Was it cleared in full?

How much did it cost to clear it up

Was there any enforcement as a result and if so what

Sentence

Pike Road, Tilmanston

Multiple deposits

Not known

Unknown waste was on private land

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, landowner notified

N/A

Alkham Valley Road, Temple Ewell

Significant deposit (30+ bags)

Yes

Information not held*

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, 

N/A

Pike Road, Tilmanston

Multiple deposits

Yes

Information not held*

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, 

N/A

Agester Lane, Denton

Multiple deposits

No

Unknown waste was on private land

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, 

N/A

Jubilee Way, Dover

Multiple deposits

Yes

Information not held*

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, 

N/A

London Road, 

Significant deposit (furniture items)

No

Unknown waste was on private land

Insufficient evidence to identify offender, 

N/A

 

*The Council does not hold details of individual costs for clearance of fly tipping.  The cost of removal of flytipping on public land in 2023/24 was £53,660 and in 2024/25 (to date) is £64,753.