Waste Management | Landowner and Director Fined for breaching Waste Exemption Licence
A landowner and a director of a Plant Hire Company have both pleaded guilty to breaching a Waste Exemption Licence.
The Circumstances
- A Waste Exemption Licence allows landowners to re-use
up to 1,000 tonnes of soil and sub-soil for specific purposes. - The landowner was allowing his land to be used as a
dumping ground for in excess of 23,000 tonnes of waste. - The director of the Plant Hire Company which
transported the waste was also prosecuted.
The Relevant Environmental Law
Regulation 12(1) states:
‘a person must not, except under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit…operate a regulated facility or cause or knowingly permit a water discharge activity or groundwater’.
The Hearing | Waste Management Regulations
- Both pleaded guilty of breaching Regulations 12(1) and
(38(1)(a) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. - The landowner was fined and ordered to pay costs in
excess of £2,490. - The haulage company was also fined and ordered to pay
costs in excess of £3,000.
An EA spokesman said:
‘This was a sustained abuse of an exemption for financial gain. Importing more than 23 times the maximum amount of waste to this site changed the appearance of the landscape’
How Can We Help?
Kangs Solicitors has a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with all matters of waste management.
Who Can I Contact For Help?
If you are facing prosecution or an interview under caution, please feel free to contact our team through any of the solicitors named below who will be happy to provide you with some initial advice and assistance.
Hamraj Kang
hkang@kangssolicitors.co.uk
07976 258171 | 020 7936 6396 | 0121 449 9888
John Veale
jveale@kangssolicitors.co.uk
0121 449 9888 | 020 7936 6396 | 07989 521 210 (24hr Emergency Number)
