Disgraceful this type of stuff happens here in Australia to a retired lady up the street from me who had a corner block with an unkept verge prob 8m out front 6m down the side that she decided with her own money to turn into a beautiful garden she planted prob ten trees countless plants brought in river rocks with the help of her son who was in landscaping put in irrigation and I walked past every day for two weeks loving the progress it looked great and then I walked past one day and it was all gone and her son had his trailer filled with the plants and I asked what had happened and he said the council told her to take it all down and return it to the unkept gravel. I felt so sorry for her. Bureaucracy gone mad, these councils are meant to be serving us, we pay their exorbitant wages and costs. They take more and more day by day.

@ChaosAI24

Жыл бұрын

Don't tell me, the left won the elections?

@oscarosullivan4513

Жыл бұрын

What use are Councils

@tinker3962

Жыл бұрын

Thug culture. Warlords running the council.

@Dang_Lin-Wang

Жыл бұрын

​@@tinker3962people just need to come together. If everyone invoiced the council for having to maintain their own streets and withheld the invoice amount from their council tax payments im sure they'd get on board pretty sharpish.

@tinker3962

Жыл бұрын

Pinko, concentration- camp, government. Austrailia is still a penal colony.

“I took it upon myself”. Never ends well that.

@Frorackous

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not no.

@NigelFortune

Жыл бұрын

Bottom line is dont mess with land thats not yours. Thats never going to end well for you..

@williamwallace7651

Жыл бұрын

depends on circumstance yer should always take it upon yourself to seek different advice, dont just go along with ones opinion

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

@@williamwallace7651 In this case its not really an opinion thing, pretty shut and closed that he is in the wrong.

@AaronOnei

Жыл бұрын

​@@JackBWakehampropa wrong un for trying improve things. Sit in Ur house n smile as mattresses appear everywhere

Looks like someone's been excavating an old drive in their back garden and didn't want to pay to have the earth removed 😂 shoe us your garden progress 🤣

if you chucked the soil there, that's fly tipping without doubt I assume. See a solicitor pronto, don't take legal advice from people on here. I suspect the advice will be to plead guilty and pay a fine of around £200 - you won't go to prison and won't face a huge fine, that's for multiple offenders tipping van loads of fridges and toxic waste. Good luck.

Not getting permission before is the problem

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

100% correct, cannot just do anything you want with someone else's land, even if its neglected.

@Frorackous

Жыл бұрын

Correct but whatever this is it's not fly tipping.

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

@@Frorackous Arguable, he's essentially taken soil and broken up concrete etc from his garden and put it there. By definition it's within bounds.

@chrism8705

Жыл бұрын

Even if Alan titchmarsh could plant in that builders rubble you never got permission what I'd do is get some buddy's quick and get some skips and get it took away regardless who else has put stuff there because the court has to go by the rules otherwise it's a fine and you will still have to remove it

@Frorackous

Жыл бұрын

@@JackBWakeham Fair enough, you're right.

You'll have it sorted Simon. You're a good man. All the respect for you!

Sadly, too many people expect other to clear up their mess and sort out their problems. I think people had more pride back when you were a kid and looked after their neighbourhood, now people just throw things away and expect someone to sort it out. Well done on raising awareness.

The rules may change in your area, but I am based in Devon after taking on a pub build project in my garden, I was shocked to find that I could not even hire a skip to remove soil without me having an environmental soil test. By moving your own soil into that area of land I would recommend having an independent soil test done in your garden, it may add an extra layer of protection and prove you are not moving contaminated soil as that may be part of their argument. I think demonstrating how you are trying to improve the area is where your case is at its strongest. I feel for ya, the tour is eye-opening and the neglect is disgusting, i would be tempted to ask where the council's money is actually going as it certainly is not into the community. Sending nothing but positive vibes as anyone receiving that kind of threat is going to have a direct hit on anyone's mental health regardless.

@SkunkyBrew

Жыл бұрын

Agreed with your take. I posted too, that this is illegal dumping where I live. The argument that the grounds are not kept well is separate from Simon dumping soil on the Council's property.

@stewartsteinecke7301

Жыл бұрын

It's hardly Kew gardens.

I deeply sympathise with you. I'd imagine a maximum £400 fine. £50,000 fines for fly-tipping are vanishingly rare. The last I read was only two people in England since 2014 have been issued the max £50,000 fine.

Moin Simon mate, from Germany: All the best of luck plus courage for you and your family during this tougher times so to speak I really do hope that all things will sort out in the end. Viel Glück !! )

Sorry to hear this. I did a job Saturday in Barry, and I was suprised when I parked up to see all the lanes were gated off? What's that about? We don't even have that up the valleys! I hope things work out for you.

I used to come to Fochriw around 2002-3 regularly, and I used to love the drive through the valleys, but I do remember the litter was everywhere, even back then. Such a shame because it's such a beautiful place isn't it, and the people are so welcoming. I live in Hull, and we have a similar problem. I walk with my dad regularly, and could easily set up business selling used supermarket beer bottles foraged from the hedgerows.

Spot on Simon, VoG need their arses kicking and accepting responsibility, not going after one of the few who are trying to improve the neighbourhood. I only live a few hundred meters away and know what it is like, get a petition going and I'll be happy to sign it.

What you're doing is a lovely idea. The area would be envious of it. Good luck with the outcome mate. 👍

Very sorry to hear this. You always come across as a decent man. I hope this works out for you. I think you should go to the newspapers about this. Good luck.

@thomascrown3320

16 күн бұрын

What go to the news paper and tell them he dumped all of this rubble from his house and that some nosey neighbor grassed him up 🤔

Si, I'm a Barry lad like you & that's the sad case for the town. There are loads of neglected areas but they would rather pick on a non issue. Sort their own house out before knocking on your door!

I suspect someone saw your underground bunker bar video and then saw the growing pile of soil in the abandoned playground and grassed you up to the council. Also, someone might have filmed you, it’s so easy to do so these days. You’ll likely get a £1000 fine and be forced to clear it up. Better you check with a solicitor - Good luck and totally agree - that council have allowed the streets round your way to rot - it’s disgusting.

It's fear o'clock on Real Jail Sore Rear! 🤣

@deggstoid

Жыл бұрын

Oh my 😂

That's absolutely shocking! How are the residents putting up with all this mess?

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

I mean all the rubbish was caused by them, the areas surrounding could quite easily returned to normal if a coupe of people lifted a couple of fingers or had a decent conversation with the council.

Unfortunately even a small amount of soil being placed on council or public land is classed as fly tipping mate. You should have written a letter to the council explains what you wanted to do to help improve the area. Always get permission.

@tinker3962

Жыл бұрын

Buzzkill, sproiking warlord fanboy. Poxy loins. Bow down to your flatulent masters, slave.

This is absolutely crazy. Best of luck looking forward to an update

Simon I just watched your video and fully support your opinion. It's a complete disgrace that your local council has neglected such a picturesque village and should be ashamed of themselves. It's the same everywhere . No one cares anymore. Keep your chin up pal and remember 'Don't let the bastards grind you down '

I totally understand your POV, fairly obvious your intentions were only positive / good. But unfortunately if the land isn't yours and you have dumped / planted / placed / built ANYTHING on it, then you'll have to clear it up, even if you don't think it's rubbish or you think you were only trying to help. I'd advise clearing it up or getting in direct contact with them now to see if you can get permission, although after this not sure they'd give you permission. Just how it is tbh, think its pretty common knowledge you can't just start building / putting things (rubbish or not, dumping or not) on land that isn't yours, no matter how pure the intention is. Maybe fly tipping isn't the correct word, but I'd advise you are most definitely in the wrong. Also rubbish being dumped isn't exactly the councils fault (although they should clean it if its there for a while), most of the blame for that lays with the people dropping the rubbish. I'd also advise that a lot of those out of control bushes etc, could be taken care of by the neighbouring households, if they truly cared to the level you do anyway, we do that sort of thing were I live all the time and it's never been an issue, cut the grass on council land etc, just got to make sure the Parish Council / County Council is informed on the matter, the Council cannot do everything, even if they own all the land. Also think you gave more than enough clues to where you live without telling anyone your exact address, so be careful with that. I guess the summary from my side is, your sort of picking on the council for neglect because they've sprung what they have on you when you were only trying to help, fine, but people in this day and age are lazy, dirty and all sorts of other things, those area's wouldn't look anywhere near as bad if people stopped dropping rubbish and neglecting the areas surrounding where they live. Also On top of that just because land is neglected by the land owner it doesn't mean anyone can do anything to it, that's kind of the whole point, they own the land, not you or anyone else, guess it depends if you are caught / snitched on, which you were, and tbh it's not like you simply cleared up the land for them, you have put things on it that are fairly obvious.

@davidlewis8899

Жыл бұрын

I would just say though, It would depend upon the nature of the neglect to the land. If the land is becoming a hazard then there could be an intervention made.

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

@@davidlewis8899 Oh yeah for sure, but the primary thing being, discuss it with the council.

@dentydent6423

Жыл бұрын

Very wise words,I think best option is delete vid before escalation from council as the heat is now on and the space may have hidden cctv now.

@GARYTHDawson

Жыл бұрын

@@dentydent6423This council is prioritizing spending money on legal action than improvements, sound advice.

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

@@GARYTHDawson Well yeah, I doubt it costs much to do what they've done so far, cleaning up that area would cost millions, keeping in mind most of what I've seen in that video can be put down to residents simply not giving f*ck.

Shocking. I wonder if your local councillor or possibly even MP could help turn this negative situation into something positive; that land is crying out to become a community garden.

@slfandoz

Жыл бұрын

ur doing a good job man, i agree with amber get onto your mp!

@thomasprice5190

Жыл бұрын

Yes that space would be great for a come and pick your own veg and fruit garden

@miremare9052

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasprice5190 Yep great as you stumble your way from tree to tree trying not to break your ankle on all the broken cement that simples Simon has dumped there! Might be also a good idea before you start dreaming of the good life to actually clear the area of all the other crap that has also accumulated there over the years Instead of adding to it. He got caught (others did not) what next some sort of crowd funding to help this clown out!

@simonsaysrewind

Жыл бұрын

This is worthy of a panorama input... I felt like bbc should get in contact.. can't believe how Barry has been very badly neglected.. I get there will always be pockets of neglecting due to many circumstances but this is unforgivable by the council.

@janeofthefamilytaylor7242

Жыл бұрын

I'm on a few common law groups and I might pass this video on and ask them where you stand because soil isn't waste if the land was already disused

The unfortunate thing is that this looks like it's all your old soil and rubble that has been put there by you. In this underground bunker video you've mentioned 22tonnes of yours being moved and then said roughly the same in this video. If you have done it all, and it does look like it has been done by the one person/group in terms of the same soil/rubble content and the way it has been laid out... Then is it a case of the old broken windows theory, i.e "I'll just put all this out there, it certainly won't be any worse than other areas around here so I don't see the problem". It's dangerous to continue backing yourself and suggesting other people were doing the exact same as you under the cover of darkness, while at no point have you become aware of who is doing it when it would've been a pretty arduous task taking time and effort. It's tough luck, and councils are shit but they're separate matters. Best thing to do is look after yourself and get shot of it all ASAP. Truthfully it doesn't look good at all anyway, and is actually dangerous for anyone walking on the area in question. All the best, do the right thing for you.

@scruffyalice-ff5pz

26 күн бұрын

and possible Liability issues if anyone got injured because what's been put out there.

Fingers crossed you can get it sorted Simon, that council should be ashamed of itself 🍻

@GraveysBrewery

Жыл бұрын

@@user-qr6if9zx6z if a search I did was right in that Barry Island comes under the Vale of Glamorgan council, there’s actually a mix of councillors from labour, conservatives, Welsh labour, and Plaid Cymru, rather than just one lone party

Mad situation to be in, hope you get it sorted with a positive outcome

Love your channel Si, but I don’t believe you have a leg to stand on with this issue as you’ve just posted a video to KZread admitting to fly tipping in the public space behind your house. Unfortunately under the letter of the law this is what you’ve done - it wouldn’t matter if you’d created Kew Gardens mate. After years of central government cuts local councils do not have the money to fulfill statutory obligations such as provision of social care, and unfortunately tidying up after people who would literally sh!t on their own doorstep is way down on the list. Where I live we have several residents groups who organise litter picks and community skips - the bottom line is Britain is broken - and if you want it fixing you have to do it yourself, because those who have been elected to govern simply do not care about anything but themselves and their insatiable need to steal more and more money from you.

The crazy thing is the person who has "accused" you will likely know you because of the location. Why have they not even had a conversation first if they had an issue? Crazy times!

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

Just a hypothetical, but if it was a counselor or a counselor who has informed of it, they cannot just have a conversation, it has to go through a formal system.

Sorry Simon if you where that bothered about the state of the local area the first thing you would do is make an effort picking up the litter on your door step. What you have actually done is carried out excavations in your back garden and dumped the waste on council land which is conveniently on the other side of the wall. Should have paid for that skip!

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

100%

@BionicRasta

Жыл бұрын

Yes, & what's this bullshit about moonlighting mystery gardeners coming in to do their bit? It must be the elusive green fingered Wombles of Barry 😂. He's clearly telling porkies making out like he's doing a good deed for the community when he's just off loading tonnes of soil & rumble from his Bunker excavation rather than pay for skips. His neighbours are rightfully pissed about his fly tipping taking up a community area they did not consent to. He didn't seek council permission because he knew he would not get it. This doesn't reflect well on him but some subscribers have fallen for it. Helps pay for his skip i guess, being the point of this video.

@suemitchell8365

Жыл бұрын

100%

This is similar to my entry...my council has just given up removing things and now the entry is totally blocked with junk. There's a huge real Christmas tree blocking the gate and about 100 bags of trash. Not quite sure how they are going to empty the wheelie bins...reported it 3 weeks ago. I think there's a few regular dumpers even leaving names and addresses on huge cardboard boxes but I don't give that information to the council that's their job which they don't seem to be bothered stopping them and now they're not bothered about clearing it.

You've made the nationals mate! Good on you for outing the council. Shocking images

I admire your persistence in uploading content everyday no matter what, your a great worker 👍

"someone's planted a tree" 🤣🤣 you're a someone

Worse case you will probably get a fixed penalty fine. Tipping soil/spoil is flytipping but the desire to help look after the area could allow for some discretion. Ask for a meeting, set up a proper scheme if you and neighbors want to turn it into a community space.

@michaelcummings4391

Жыл бұрын

Report the knotweed, that will become more expensive to remove the longer it stays!

just randomly seen you on a news article. :) yea its a bit mental that you where actually doing some good.

Guilty as sin. 😂

@singerpour6946

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 his followers must be thick as pig 💩 if they believe him 😂😂😂

I have watched your videos for three years now and I can't believe that you may face prison , if you need help with anything we will support you

Seems like you are doing something great for your community,hopefully you win this Simon.

If you don't own the land then you have to seek permission from the land owner with the support of the community for projects such as this, regardless of rubbish being dumped elsewhere. Besides theres a lot of stone & concrete mixed into that soil which isn't suitable for growing on, or for kids to play on. Checking Google maps i can see that you have covered half of the concreted ground. The courts will likely side with the council for not seeking permission.

Absolute kip how that area of yours is kept by your council. From your video of the area in question i doubt you be fined or jailed. Fairplay for trying to improve your area also. Best of luck with the situation

Simón, It’s good to see that you are trying to make your area as nice as possible. I was shocked to see the state of the area where you live, it’s unbelievable that it’s left like that. You need to get together with all your neighbours and collectively write to the VOG council and explain to them that is not acceptable leaving the area where you live and the surrounding area that you showed us in your video in your in such terrible mess. Unfortunately the VOG council enforcement department is not going to allow you to leave the council owned land with one stone, one piece of earth from your garden. They have started the legal process with an enforcement notice and now a visit. It won’t stop, it’s just going to cost you a lot of your time and money and stress, it’s not worth it. The only sensible option for you is to contact a local garden maintenance company and pay them to remove everything that you have placed there and to return it in the same condition as it was before you put anything there. I hope that you can get it cleared as quickly as possible so enforcement action can be Stopped.

@gee4947

Жыл бұрын

Great advice 👍

Mate... I live looking over Baffins pond in Portsmouth. We have a little group that meets on a Tuesday morning to clean up the place and keep it tidy. I know you will say it is the council that should do it. Do some yourself especially picking up rubbish from your own doorstep. Start up a community help scheme. I come from Cwmbran but moved to Portsmouth.

Give the One Show a call, you can get the story out on the telly and also give the channel a cheeky plug.

Simon if the Council are not maintaining the land drum up some neighbour support and ask for the land to be transferred as a community asset allotment and offer £1.00 for the land and collectively take ownership.

I see Aload mattress dumped I had the same ones at home so I added mine to the pile. Would you say this is ok as your saying it's th same soil

Absolutely shocking! These councils need to get their head a wobble!

You must see that the part that you've done, looks like soil and building rubble mixed together, not ideal for growing anything. Maybe if you remove all of the building rubble, you could suggest that it's the start of a garden.

@chrism8705

Жыл бұрын

looks a bit like building rubble to me

@thomascrown3320

16 күн бұрын

But he does not want to pay for several skips

@quinny707

3 күн бұрын

He said he only put a bit of soil there, and the local community joined in to build it up into a new green space. He and his neighbours should petition the council to have this land rezoned as a nature reserve and given grant money to make it beautiful. Bring in several tonnes of quality compost and cover that rubbly soil sub surface layer and it'll be far more ideal for plants to flourish.

@thomascrown3320

3 күн бұрын

@@quinny707 He has form

Wow £50,000! that would buy a nice supply of beers. Might be worth getting a couple of skips and getting rid of all the dirt and concrete. At least it will be sorted 👍

Come on be honest it looks an absolute mess!! It looks like all the rubble tipped from your garden, It’s hardly the Chelsea flower show??

You're bang to rights to be honest, and this video is rock solid evidence. It's just soil and rubble dumped onto concrete. Which is of no use whatsoever other than causing more mess. I like your videos though.

Sorry to hear this Simon. I support you 110%

The neglect shown by the council in your area is staggering, they are clearly not looking after any of it. However, that doesn't mean that you can move earth, stones and bits of concrete from your garden to an open council area (regardless of how neglected it is) without the consent of the land owner. From a legal point of view, the neglect of the surroundings is pretty much irrelevant, if I were you I would get the earth, stones and concrete moved ASAP.

@shoefeij

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Well said. Nevertheless, it’s unacceptable that the council fails to take care of their own property. Such a systematic neglect of their duty could be hazardous for the nearby residence. You pay council tax to assure that the council maintains their property to keep the neighbourhood save and liveable. Action should be undertaken immediately by the council or they should fined with sanctions in my opinion.

@Liam-yr4uf

Жыл бұрын

The council, who appear to possess an Olympian level of incompetence, are behaving like tyrants given their arrant hypocrisy. Simon may be legally incorrect but I think his conscience can rest easy because he was right to improve the surrounds rather than watch them inevitably decay. Bunch of nitpicking losers.

@davidstorm4015

Жыл бұрын

@@Liam-yr4uf I was only saying what I said because of the legal position, not because I think the council are right. Legally, he hasn't got a leg to stand on

@numerouno2532

Жыл бұрын

@@davidstorm4015 In general I agree, however legalities are a bit grey to say the least here. This guy needs independant legal advice, it's certainly not an open-and-shut case as you suggest. I assume you're referring to the Environmental Protection Act 1990? if so exactly what in that act makes you think "he hasn't got a leg to stand on"?

@davidstorm4015

Жыл бұрын

@@numerouno2532 yes, that's the one. It defines fly tipping as 'the illegal disposal of household, industrial, commercial or other 'controlled' waste. The waste can be liquid or solid; controlled waste includes garden refuse and larger domestic items such as fridges and mattresses'. Simon has clearly violated this act by dumping soil, stones and bits of concrete.

Bloody hell, the estate I grew up on is suppose to be a dangerous no go area but it looks like Beverly Hills in comparison to those streets, looks like you're living in some sort of 80's Shane Meadows film.

Love and support from the U.S.A. keep us up to date. Hope all ends well for you and the ridiculous charges!

@EvilEvilMonkey

Жыл бұрын

Dude if you saw the mess he has left, matching tool marks on the rubble and address lined bags

Hope you get it sorted Simon and don't end up in jail

I remember in the 90s bailiffs knocked on my door and said have failed to pay other people’s council tax they thought I was the landlord which I wasn’t .

Unbelievable!! Utter bollocks. I really don't know what is happening to our country. Love and support what you are doing. Superb job your doing.

Hope there's a fair outcome to this in your favour Simon. Some shocking footage there of the stuff which has actually been flytipped. Chin up and best of luck 👍

Hi mate watch most of your videos....im amazed at the state of your town...especially the lockes up walk ways and areas never seen that before i assume its to stop undesireables in dark alleys but looks awful. Id also say that on face value sounds like a neighbour has contacted council out of jealousy. Good luck with it all mate id move if i were you

Short and simple. YOU are at fault.

Also, check that the heavies who came round were actually employed by the local district council and are not an outsourced company tasked with clearing up dumped waste. They may have spotted a job for themselves worth doing whereas a cooker, paint pots and litter wouldn't make it worth their while.

do you have a link to the video in october? would like to see how it was before. i suggest you get some kind of legal council, and maybe set up a petition, have us mail your local council.

Hope this gets sorted mate, I’m the opposite here in Bridgend, we have a great space opposite our house and I’m having to stop the locals destroying it, lovely trees etc and then the locals taking a chainsaw to them for firewood, you can’t make it up honestly.

The spare land ok is the council’s responsibility as it’s there’s but the front of your house is your responsibility have some pride and clean up your front not just leave it. You will find other people on your street will see you doing it and think yes I will do the same. I would be ashamed if outside my front door look like that.

£50,000 fine and/or a custodial sentence is worst case scenario. It does appear that you're guilty of fly tipping. You have disposed of your garden waste on private land. Why did you not hire a skip to get rid of the concrete, rubble and soil? Also, could have sourced a third party company or hired a van to dispose of your garden waste. You will have a hard job convincing anyone that your tippings are the start of a garden project. If I was you, I'd pay for the clean-up and apologise.

@jdavies7472

Жыл бұрын

Yep - and he was the one that posted the Underground Bunker Bar video. Only takes the council to see that, plus annoyed neighbours filming him from their bedroom windows to amass enough evidence that he was offloading his garden project into the abandoned playground. At which point he pays his £1000 fine, and is forced to clear it up. Still, he’s right about the state of the area he lives in - it’s a neglected dump.

@JackBWakeham

Жыл бұрын

@@jdavies7472 Key point being not just neglected by the local council, that level of neglect and rubbish also comes from the people living in the area.

@Silkybrennan

5 ай бұрын

The abandoned area where you used to play football. Why don't you and the neighbours take it upon yourselves to clean the area up. I have a litter picker and I voluntarily and regularly pick up rubbish in my street and surrounding areas and leave the bag next to a litter bin for the council to remove. As for the soil placement I don't know the law enough to comment. Hope it went well

Feel for you mate, you have made some good points, VoGC should concentrate their energies in getting them rough bits of ground cleaned up and maintained or maybe they have ran out of funding too like many other councils? Maybe the two blokes that came around to your house should get their overalls on and start cutting back the scrub land.

Was you back problems mentioned on camera for benefit purposes 😂

Hey Simon, I lived in Holmes Street, just off Vere Street as a kid and used to play around the areas you showed in the video. It's disgusting to see what my beloved Cadoxton has become.

I remember that land, that you wanted to make good of it. Challenge it, set up a go fund. Bloody councils, they let things go to rack and ruin, then do this when people try and do better.

Power to the people I say well done finish the garden make it look amazing , intact do some beer reviews from there when it warms up top job keep it up lovely community coming together to make a space thatbwas theirs anyway nice 😊

to 45 trees, although we sadly lost 16 protected trees which has left a massive scar on 'the Walks'(North Northamptonshire Council) and the Developer on 10th May, and after no response Last February the residents of Wellingborough heard the shocking news that local developers were about to fell up to 61 protected trees from the historic Wellingborough Walks, an avenue of limes trees that stretches from the town centre to the river, with many trees more than 180 years old.

@user-rd4ib4cn4q

8 ай бұрын

Real Ale Craft Beer hi

Absolutely shocking I hope it all works out for you mate

This policy the Council have is absolutely ludicrous. I live in a small village on the outskirts of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Due to budget cuts and general indifference, the council do next to nothing in terms of litterpicking. We formed a small community litterpicking group and once a week we collect litter. The council have a site where you report the collected litter for collection. One day close to a local election one of the councillors appeared to "help" which was clearly a photo op in his campaign. Next thing we know we get a visit as we are litterpicking from a higher up who informed us that we had been picking litter off a bridleway that is private and that if we leave the litter for collection we will be prosecuted for fly tipping! So they spelled out what we could and couldnt do. Basically we can pick litter in the streets for free whilst the guys getting paid to do so have a nap in their van, but we cannot go anywhere that they wouldn't. The same applied when we asked if we could plant flower beds and hang hanging baskets at our own expense! Needless to say many of our group threw the towel in. It's ludicrous.

You’re a good man. Stay strong mate!

If its abandoned why do the council still mow it? And also funny how you're digging your own garden at the same time get a skip!

Unfortunately it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out its all your garden soil/bricks from your underground/bunker bar. Your video shows no rubble/soil there 3 months ago its now covered in it 🙈.

Absolutely outrageous. I hope you succeed. ❤

Where did all of the smashed up concrete come from that has been used for the dividing walls?

So sorry to hear this mate...we really are living in a dark evil society when good works like yours are punished. It's sickening😡

They’ve got you bang to rights and this video just strengthens the councils case. I’d take it down ASAP

@dentydent6423

Жыл бұрын

I agree,take it down. Don’t do a tour of other waste. 2 wrongs don’t make a right

@tobyjackman3212

Жыл бұрын

Eh?

Abandoned lot, Precedent examples of the community improving the site by using it as a garden. Council took no action on that and did not use the site for other means. Shifting of earth there is reasonable, "for springtime usage by the already established gardening activities on the site" (by their allowing of the previous garden, residents can reasonably assume permission by the council for the lot to be used for such purpouses). A first year law student could draft up a letter to the council to put a stop to this. Councils are generally poorly run and under skilled. There's no chance this would go to court, as long as you don't incriminate yourself.

Same in Scotland we’re I live mate the council don’t tidy anymore especially the last 15 years more rubbish trolleys and dog dirt , some people have no respect.

Legally you have fly tipped. No questions there. However, it’s a disgrace that the council has picked up on your version of fly tipping, compared to the absolute mess of the area which is littered with domestic appliances.

Good luck Simon!

good luck to you mate.

Unfortunately you can't just put a bit of grass over the top of a foot deep pile of soil and excavated debris with a ropey looking "dry stone wall" around it and call it a garden. As good as your intentions may have been its just fancy flytipping in the end and they have your own confession as evidence, best to just bit the bullet and get it all skipped out of there ASAP.

@gee4947

Жыл бұрын

In a nutshell!

@singerpour6946

Жыл бұрын

Yes exactly, skips are expensive and he clearly didn’t want to pay for it so thought if he dumped it and makes it look like he’s making good of it he will get away with it 😂 then lies to his KZread followers pretending it was a selfless act

@suemitchell8365

Жыл бұрын

This unused playground as you called it was occupied by 10 to 12 children who's back lead onto this. They played on it every non school day from early morning to late at night, they learned to ride their bikes and all played well together. It was never unused until the mud, stone from your own garden was place making it unsafe to use.

@charlyetscheidt4068

Ай бұрын

Ok, Why would this be fly tipping, If what he put their was Soil n Plants, trees... etc.. Nothing was put there to harm anything.. Even though Parties should of asked permission...

Dont think this will end well for you simon moving soil from your land to council land is classed as fly tipping i hope you can sort this without to much stress

The council have probably been waiting to 15 years for someone to touch that one so they can slap them with a £50k fine. It's the same in North Warwickshire too. I live by some beautiful countryside, and the country lanes look like DFS showroom some mornings!

No good deed goes unpunished as they say.

The world is upside down mate..well done 👍👍

A lot of the time you find the stuff being dumped in these situations, hasn't had to travel too far, people just don't give a damn. Sometimes a good old fashioned letter in the post is a good starting point to the Council, followed up by emails. Can you get a local radio station to highlight the wider problem? As for not giving your address over the internet, well you pretty much did. Hopefully you get some positive response about this, look forward to any progress! Cheers BOOM!

Firstly, if you have admitted to putting soil there in front of two EPA officers then that statement can be corroborated by the officers and that can go against you. If anyone has filmed you putting anything in that area, then that can be used also. If they are only accusing you of putting a few buckets of soil there then I wouldn't worry about a £50,000 fine as if they are going to proceed with action, they will probably issue a Fixed Monetary Penalty (£200-£300?). What you need to do is get yourself familiar with Section 75 Environmenatal Protection Act 1990 (Definition of Waste) and also Section 33 Environmental Protection Act 1990 (illegal Disposal of Waste on Land without Licence to Accept it. They are obviously interpreting your action/activity as disposal of waste or discarding waste. Section 75 states waste is any material that is no longer wanted and or discarded. You dont own the land or have a licence to deposit/discard any material on the land. That's the illegal part and what they seem to be focusing on. It's obvious looking ar the area that construction and demolition waste in the form of concrete/slabs/bricks etc have been disgarded/deposited here over time (I'm not saying this was you) and someone has subsequently tried to turn it into a feature that is useful (stone wall). Looking at the amount of waste on the land (because someone has discarded the material there...meaning it fits within the definition of waste), even if they can prove it was you that did it, I doubt you would get a £50,000 fine. If someone was found guilty of putting all the waste on that bit of land, normally what would happen is a deal for the price that it would cost to clean the area up and remediate the land. Maybe a few grand but not 50! Hope this info is useful. My advice to anyone being questioned by anyone is to keep quiet, most people seal they're own fate by giving too much away when questioned. Final bit of advice, consider deleting this video in case you incriminate yourself,

@harrydavidson5014

Жыл бұрын

Just saw the bunker video, think you should delete that too as when you combine it with this one is pretty obvious where all the debris came from.

What you should look into friend is the law of looking after places if the council fail to uphold an area and leave it derelict the people who work to keep it pristine and of a quality standard then own the land. I don't know the law I just remember hearing about if you uphold the land which was left in ruin or not being looked after by council then you then get rights to it... I could be wrong just something to think about.

@Doupyourflies

Жыл бұрын

Simon and his neighbours will end up paying for any council initiative through increases in their council tax. Volunteering and shaming the selfish, snitching Tory neighbours by showing them "social" isn't the swear word Thatcher made it, is the best way to go. You never know, people might start to get on again.

Simon you've kickstarted what could be a community allotment scheme. Why not call to your neighbours and find out if they're interested in repruposing that space. You have saved a lot of money providing soil for there already.

@neil7088

Жыл бұрын

By the look of things his neighbours will try and plant a fridge

Although I agree with you 100%, why are the residents in the community just throwing their trash and used appliances and furniture out in the alley’s? They need to have some decency and respect and dispose of all that properly. I think that is where you should start. Again it’s ashame they are attacking you for trying to help.

Council should be ashamed of themselves letting it get that bad, hopefully everything gets sorted for ya

You keep referring to 'duty of care' what do you mean by this? Are you thinking it's a legal phrase? What context is it being applied? I only ask as the council not strimming verges and clearing waste isn't going to be grounds for them to let you off the accusation of fly tipping.

those little parcels of land would be sold off to a developer round here, and before you knew it there would be 100s of unaffordable flats with no parking

Truth be told, it will most likely be thrown out of court.