Residents complaints lead to crack down on fly tipping by council

A council is working with landowners to crack down on fly tipping on private land following complaints from residents.

Archway Court in Leda Road had become a hotspot for fly-tipping, often spilling onto the public highway. Following a request from Greenwich council, the landowner took preventative measures including fencing off the area.

The council also recommended that the landowner install CCTV cameras which have in the past been a successful deterrent for fly-tippers, as well as providing extra security for the block’s other residents.

In another case, residential complaints of unkept land on the MacBean Street Development in Woolwich prompted the council to contact the developer who owned it. After an inspection of the site and review of land registry documents, the council wrote to inform the developer that they had 14 days to restore the land to a satisfactory condition.

Faced with the threat of an enforcement notice, the landowner cleared the land within 10 days of receiving the report.

A spokesman from Greenwich council said: “By responding both proactively and reactively to complaints, we can help landowners keep their land in a good condition, making sure that our borough is a clean, safe and desirable place to live and work.”

To report any cleaning issues in the borough’s streets or parks such as littering, fly-tipping, graffiti or overflowing bins visit fix.royal greenwich.gov.uk.

Picture: Fly tipping in Greenwich (Picture: Greenwich council)