Swift Enforcement Action by Council

Building rubble dumped on grass verge on Bankside

I was astonished and outraged when residents sent me photos of building rubble dumped on the grass verge in Bankside. A builder working in a house on Wynchelsey Rise used the back gate to dump all the household building rubble on the grass verge in Bankside 

Once I contacted Enforcement at the Council an officer attended very promptly 

The builder was left in no doubt that dumping building rubble on the public highway was not permitted and that the builder and the householder could be liable for any damage to the grass verge or the young tree growing on the verge.

I was pleased to see the rubble was removed.

Let’s hope it does not happen again

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