Man, 70, who ran illegal dump ordered to pay £35,000

4:52pm Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News By Jon Austin

Pensioner who ran illegal dump fined £35,000 Pensioner who ran illegal dump fined £35,000

A MAN who ran an illegal dump in the green belt for more than a decade is paying the price after being ordered to pay £35,000 in fines and costs.
 

Roger Phipps, 70, ran the “organised” waste disposal and car breakers yard for more than ten years from the 24-acre Michelins Farm site he owns off the A127 on the border with Basildon and Rayleigh.
 

Chelmsford Crown Court today heard tonnes of commercial waste were regularly burnt on the land where Phipps lives in a ramshackle mobile home, sending thick black smoke and poisonous gasses billowing over the A127 and posing  a potential health hazard.
 

Judge David Turner QC also ordered Phipps to completely clear the site of all waste over the next 12 months or face being jailed for contempt of court.
 

Anyone running a waste site must be licensed by the Environment Agency and have full planning permission to limit risk of environmental damage.

Phipps was also given an eight month suspended jail sentence and 180 hours community service.
 

Comments (6)

5:07pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Ironman says...

As you have to have a licence and full planning approval, can anyone explain why this operation was undetected for 10 years!!!!
As you have to have a licence and full planning approval, can anyone explain why this operation was undetected for 10 years!!!! Ironman

5:15pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Nebs says...

Does anyone really think they will send this man to prison if he does not comply.
Does anyone really think they will send this man to prison if he does not comply. Nebs

5:45pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Cosmo Spring says...

he'll turn it into a caravan site probably
he'll turn it into a caravan site probably Cosmo Spring

7:30pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Seasider90 says...

I lost count of the times smoke billowed over the A127 and the smoke smelt terrible. How it didn't cause an accident I don't know. Took the authorities long enough to take action though.
I lost count of the times smoke billowed over the A127 and the smoke smelt terrible. How it didn't cause an accident I don't know. Took the authorities long enough to take action though. Seasider90

7:41pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Carnabackable says...

Nebs wrote:
Does anyone really think they will send this man to prison if he does not comply.
I jolly well hope so, a long term, for the trouble he has caused.
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: Does anyone really think they will send this man to prison if he does not comply.[/p][/quote]I jolly well hope so, a long term, for the trouble he has caused. Carnabackable

8:11pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Lastlaugh... says...

Seasider90 wrote:
I lost count of the times smoke billowed over the A127 and the smoke smelt terrible. How it didn't cause an accident I don't know. Took the authorities long enough to take action though.
Thats because those reporting the fires and smoke couldn't see past their prejudice and gave the council wrong information, which they followed up with glee only to find they had been led astray...
[quote][p][bold]Seasider90[/bold] wrote: I lost count of the times smoke billowed over the A127 and the smoke smelt terrible. How it didn't cause an accident I don't know. Took the authorities long enough to take action though.[/p][/quote]Thats because those reporting the fires and smoke couldn't see past their prejudice and gave the council wrong information, which they followed up with glee only to find they had been led astray... Lastlaugh...

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