18-May-2006 - On 16 May
2006, Joseph Alan Bagshaw, of Buxton, Derbyshire
pleaded guilty at Glossop Magistrates to one charge
relating to the illegal storage of waste.
The charge was brought by the
Environment Agency under Section 33 of the Environmental
Protection Act 11000. Mr Bagshaw was given a Community
Punishment Order of 80 hours to be served in the
next 12 months and ordered to pay costs of £800.
Speaking after the case, Emma
Wagstaff, an Environment Agency officer involved
in the investigation, said: " This case really
highlights why people with waste should dispose
of it properly; illegally storing waste can result
in hefty fines. If you are in any doubt of what
to do with your waste contact your local council
or check out the Environment Agency website at:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk. "
For the Environment Agency,
Counsel, Patrick Limb told the court that on 29
March 2005 the Environment Agency received a report
from the Peak District National Park Authority
that Mr Bagshaw was filling
an old lime kiln with waste at Hurdlow Town near
Buxton.
An Environment Agency officer
attended the site and found that waste, including
window frames, a microwave oven, a fridge, paint
tins and assorted builders waste was being dumped
in the lime kiln.
Mr Bagshaw admitted to the Environment
Agency officer that he had dumped waste from his
farm in the kiln for approximately 30 years and
had recently given permission to a third party
to also dump waste in the kiln.
In mitigation Mr Seal stated this was a first
offence and that, recognising that it involved
harm to the wider community, a Community Punishment
Order was accepted by his client to be an appropriate
sentence.
