Suspended jailsentence for fly-tipping man
Luke Lelliot, of Chilean Green, Ninfield, was charged with three counts of fly-tipping and sentenced on April 1 after pleading guilty to the offences.
The 30-year-old was caught after an investigation into piles of rubbish dumped in Poppinghole Lane, Robertsbridge, and at Upper Wilting Farm in St Leonards-On-Sea in April 2014.
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Hide AdInvestigating officers from Rother District Council were able to find evidence within the fly-tipped rubbish that led to the arrest of Lelliot.
Appearing at Hastings Magistrates Court, he was given a 20-week custodial sentence suspended for a year and ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
Fines imposed by the court included £1,186.66 costs awarded to the council and a victim surcharge of £80.
“We are delighted with the sentence handed down,” said Alex Balshaw, planning and environmental enforcement officer for the district council. “There is never an excuse for fly-tipping and we will do everything in our power to bring those responsible to justice.
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Hide Ad“Fly-tipping is not only a blight on the local environment; it also puts additional pressure on the council’s already stretched resources. These three incidents alone cost the taxpayer hundreds of pounds to clean up, which Lelliot will now have to pay.”
Mr Balshaw added: “We hope that this case sends a clear message to anyone else considering illegally dumping their rubbish in Rother.”
Anyone who witnesses fly-tipping in the district is urged to report it online at www.rother.gov.uk/reportafault