A Bransholme couple have been prosecuted by Hull City Council for the second time for allowing domestic rubbish to accumulate at their property.
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Kelly Williams (aged 37) and Danny Edwards (aged 36) of Roborough Close, Hull, were prosecuted at Hull Magistrates Court on 22 November in their absence. Williams and Edwards were prosecuted for three offences of breaching an Abatement Notice under Section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of three offences of breaching a further Notice requiring them to use their waste facilities in the correct manner which had been served under Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Williams received a fine of £250 for the initial offence and no further penalty for the additional two offences and Edwards received a fine of £200 for the initial offence and no further penalty for the additional two offences. Both defendants were ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £25 and a charge of £130 was imposed for costs incurred by Hull City Council.
Prior to the prosecution the Council’s Neighbourhood Nuisance Team had received complaints from local residents about a build up of domestic rubbish in the garden at the property.
Following investigations officers served an abatement Notice on both Williams and Edwards on the 4 April. Three follow-up visits found the abatement Notice had been breached and there were approximately 30 black bags and other items of waste in the garden. This subsequently led to Williams and Edwards being prosecuted by the Council.
Councillor John Hewitt, Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods and Communities, said:
“It is disappointing that we have again had to prosecute this couple of failing to keep their property tidy. I hope that this prosecution serves as a warning to other residents who don’t look after their property to clean it up or face similar action.”
The couple were originally prosecuted in 2012 for a similar offence.
