Owners of Wolverhampton fly-tip site fined £3,500
The owners of a notorious fly-tipping hotspot have been hit with a £3,500 fine for repeatedly ignoring pleas to clean it up.
The site of the former Patch Box Pub, off Willis Pearson Avenue in Bradley, has been plagued by dumped waste for years as well as other anti-social behaviour problems including arson and people riding motorbikes across the land.
It is owned by Qualitas Developments Limited which has a registered office in Bearwood.
Wolverhampton council prosecuted the firm using anti-social behaviour powers after it failed to comply with a community protection notice served in April which required the removal of waste.
The firm pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court, was issued with the fine and told to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £170.
Councillor Steve Evans, the council's cabinet member for city environment, said: “This has been a saga going back over many years and we hope this significant fine from the court will finally get the owners to sit up and take notice.
The council is now waiting to hear whether the court has also granted a remedial order that will require Qualitas to remove all waste from the land.
