Winchester City Council successfully prosecutes fly-tipping offenders

WINCHESTER City Council has demonstrated its zero tolerance approach to fly-tipping following another successful prosecution – maintaining its 100% success rate in bringing offenders to account.

The Council successfully prosecuted Alec Bulloch and Steven Rudder who had flouted the Environmental Protection legislation which makes ’fly-tipping’ a criminal offence.

Portsmouth Magistrates Court heard how two Portsmouth residents Bulloch, aged 44 and Rudder, aged 36, had both ‘fly-tipped’ in Southwick.

Bulloch pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990, in that he knowingly deposited or caused or permitted controlled waste to be deposited. Rudder also pleaded guilty to one offence  which he committed with Bulloch in June of last year.

The court heard how on April 27 last year, Bulloch deposited household waste toys and cardboard at Purbrook Heath Road, Southwick, and on June 14 Rudder and Bulloch deposited a wooden pallet in Ham Road, Southwick.

Bulloch was fined £360 and ordered to pay £300 costs and a victim surcharge of £35, Rudder was fined £350 and ordered to pay costs of £150 and a victim surcharge of £35.

The prosecution was brought about by the Council with support provided by Southwick Estates as part of a joint project to reduce fly tipping in the area.

Cllr Lisa Griffiths, Winchester City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing, said:

This is another successful fly-tipping prosecution which shows we mean business here in the Winchester district. This sends a clear message to others who think they can flout the law: Winchester will not tolerate fly-tipping in its district. We will, wherever it is appropriate, take those we have evidence against through to prosecution.

Last Updated: Tuesday 24 October 2017