A resident has been evicted from a Wiltshire gypsy and traveller site after repeatedly dumping and burning waste.

Richard Willett was thrown out of Lode Hill Caravan Site, in Downton, after causing 'a nuisance to other residents and damage to the nearby environment.'

Wiltshire Council said the rubbish he dumped and burned on the site included fridges, plastic, wood, PVC doors and frames, carpet, cardboard, plastic boxes, and fibreglass loft insulation.

The council said it had issued Mr Willett with several verbal and written warnings, but he refused to comply.

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He was given several legally enforceable warnings and notices, but ignored them.

After a hearing in August the council was granted outright possession of his plot.

Councillor Phil Alford, cabinet member for housing, said: "Evicting someone from one of our sites is always a last resort.

"However, we have given Mr Willett every opportunity to stop dumping and burning significant volumes of toxic rubbish, but he has continued to do so, causing both a nuisance to other residents and significant environmental harm."

Mr Willett was given until Monday, September 23 to leave the site, but failed to do so.

Bailiffs evicted him and his family on Thursday, November 7.

 

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