Outrage after brazen fly-tippers dump SEVEN CARAVANS in a ditch in the countryside
- The mobile homes were found on a quiet lane on the edge of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire last week
- Officials brand the discovery, which contained belongings and paperwork, as a ‘shockingly large fly-tip’
- South Cambs District Council had the caravans removed by specialist contractors at a cost of £2,000
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Officials have been left outraged after fly-tippers dumped seven caravans in a ditch in the middle of the countryside.
The mobile homes, containing personal belongings and paperwork, have been searched for any evidence of who may have dumped them or lived inside.
The abandoned homes, which were all found on a quiet lane on the edge of Cottenham in Cambridgeshire last week, have been described as a ‘shockingly large fly-tip.’
Officials have expressed outrage after fly-tippers dumped seven caravans in a ditch in the middle of the countryside
The mobile homes, containing personal belongings and paperwork, have been searched for any evidence of who may have dumped them or lived inside
The abandoned homes, which were all found on a quiet lane on the edge of Cottenham in Cambridgeshire last week, have been described as a ‘shockingly large fly-tip’
Five of the caravans were pushed into drainage ditches in Setchel Drove and another one was left on the drove’s verge
South Cambs District Council has today had the caravans removed by specialist contractors. Due to their size, the cost to taxpayers is set to be in the region of £2,000
Cambridgeshire Police and the Environment Agency have also been alerted, while the Council’s Local Members have been working to keep the parish council and local residents informed
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s lead cabinet member for Environmental Services and Licensing, Councillor Brian Milnes said: ‘This is a shockingly large ‘fly-tip’, a term that doesn’t seem to reflect the scale of the crime’
The abandoned homes were filled with various appliances and belongings before being removed earlier today
Five of the caravans were pushed into drainage ditches in Setchel Drove and another one was left on the drove’s verge.
A fifth caravan was then left abandoned in nearby Lockspit Hall Drove.
South Cambs District Council has today had the caravans removed by specialist contractors.
Due to their size, the cost to taxpayers is set to be in the region of £2,000. The waste disposal costs are expected to be similar.
Cambridgeshire Police and the Environment Agency have also been alerted, while the Council’s Local Members have been working to keep the parish council and local residents informed.
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s lead cabinet member for Environmental Services and Licensing, Councillor Brian Milnes said: ‘This is a shockingly large ‘fly-tip’, a term that doesn’t seem to reflect the scale of the crime.
‘Whoever dumped these static vans has no regard for the local farmers, the law, or those left with the difficult task of removing them quickly from these remote locations.
‘Those in the ditches increase the threat of flooding so I’d like to thank our Environmental Health and Waste teams for working hard to get the vehicles removed as soon as possible.
‘We’ve been through the fly-tip to recover evidence and have already been given information about their likely origins. I’d encourage anyone else with further information to contact us, in confidence, as soon as possible.
‘Fortunately, a fly-tip of this size and nature is incredibly rare. We will, of course, prosecute whoever is found to be responsible.’