Fly-tipped spot to be fenced off
Fed-up environmental health bosses are set to build a fence around a piece of land which been plagued by fly-tippers for years.
Planners at Wolverhampton Council have received an application to build two-metre high fencing around land between an electricity sub station and a house in Wanderers Avenue in Blakenhall.
Environmental health chiefs want to block off the area with the barrier because of a number of incidents of fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour that has blighted it for “several years”.
This has included mattresses, household furniture and black bags full of general rubbish being dumped amongst the trees and bushes.
It is hoped that the new security measures will help discourage incidents from taking place at the location.
The planning application said the proposal was “to secure the land which is subject to fly tipping and anti social behaviour by way of installing green powder coat mesh panel fencing around the boundary of the site to an approximate height of 2m (with secured access).”
The land is not owned by the council and further Land Registry checks have failed to produce any deeds of ownership.
The authority placed notices in the local media in June but this also didn’t produce any representations of ownership.
A council spokesperson said: “There has been on-going issues on this land for several years, with fly tippers continuously dumping waste.
“The council has decided to fence off the land in a bid to protect the space, reduce fly tipping and tackle anti-social behaviour at this location.”
