‘Large amount’ of fly-tipping on Birmingham street attracts rats
Birmingham Magistrates Court was told the council's order to clean up the land had been continually ignored.
A Birmingham man who failed to clear a ‘large amount’ of fly-tipping off his land which attracted rats has been fined.
Birmingham Magistrates Court was told Baljit Panesar had been ordered to clear the site behind houses on Fulham Road but had failed to do so.
Panesar, aged 54 and also of Fulham Road, did not attend the hearing on Thursday, August 27 and the matter was proved in his absence.
Kate Simms, prosecuting on behalf of Birmingham City Council said concerns were raised about a ‘large amount’ of fly-tipping on land behind a house in Fulham Road.
After land registry checks, Birmingham City Council officers established the land belonged to Panesar and a community protection notice was issued ordering him to clear the site.
But she said that, by June 26 2025, he had not complied and the site was still full of waste and officers detected rodent activity was also present.
A further legal notice was served on September 22 demanded the land be cleared within 28 days but still no waste was removed.
The court heard the local authority had received no correspondence from Panesar either.
Birmingham City Council had decided it would clear the land with a quote received stating it would cost around £3,550. The waste was eventually cleared in January this year.
Kate Simms also said Panesar had three previous waste related charges proved against him regarding the land previously, the first of which took place in 2014.
She told the court: “There has been clear non-compliance and non-contact.
“You will be well aware of the significant impact of fly-tipping and the growing problem nationally and within Birmingham.
“It places a considerable financial and environmental strain on local authorities and communities and results in substantial clean up and investigation costs which are borne by the public.
“There is serial disregard in relation to the council trying to clear up the land and costs accumulated.”
Magistrates fined Panesar £1,000 and ordered him to pay a surcharge of £400 and total costs of £4,921.25.