Man ordered to pay £1k for fly-tipping garden waste
A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after pleading guilty to fly-tipping garden waste near Charlton cemetery.
Multiple piles of tree and shrub cuttings were found by a Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) officer at a layby at Marrowpits, Charlton, near Andover, during a routine inspection on 20 September 2024.
A male was captured by covert cameras removing garden waste from the boot of a car before leaving it in the layby.
Following a DVLA search, TVBC identified Roy Brown of Winchester Road, Andover, as the owner of the vehicle. Council officers invited him to an interview under caution, where he admitted dumping the waste.
Mr Brown pleaded guilty to fly-tipping at a hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on 25 July 2025.
The court heard that Mr Brown had been visiting a relative’s grave on the day of the offence, and it had been an emotional time for him, and he was remorseful.
He was fined £329 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge and costs of £741.
Portfolio holder for environmental services, Councillor David Drew, said: “I understand that Mr Brown regrets his actions that day, and those careless moments came at a great cost.
“Whatever the material fly-tipped, we will investigate, and we will track down the person responsible. And if we see you on camera then we will absolutely see you in court.”