A boss of a building company, who recklessly dumped a pile of rubbish on open land, has been prosecuted and made to pay over £1,000.
Stephen Anthony Cawley, 36, of Altrincham Road, Northenden, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping at Manchester Magistrates Court on Thursday 16 October after council investigators discovered he was responsible for carelessly discarding waste from a building job.
He was fined £320 and ordered to pay £750 in costs, and a £128 victim surcharge, bringing the total to £1,198.
Building and household rubbish was found on land next to a footpath on Altrincham Road, Northenden, on 17 April 2023. Evidence linked the waste to a nearby property undergoing renovation by Builder Boys Ltd, of which Cawley was the director.
Despite repeated attempts by the Council’s Environmental Crimes Team to contact the company and Cawley for a formal interview, no response was received.
Shortly after the Council indicated it would pursue prosecution, an application was submitted to strike off the company. The team has received no contact from Cawley to date.
The building business was later liquidated, prompting the Council to prosecute Cawley.
Councillor Lee-Ann Igbon, Executive Member for Vibrant Neighbourhoods, said: “Fly-tipping remains a selfish and disgusting crime which impacts our communities and environment. I welcome the result of this case, and I am confident it will serve as a warning to others we consider partaking in this heinous crime that we do take this offence seriously and will act to bring perpetrators to justice. I also want to praise the diligence of the Enviromental Teams at the council who work hard to ensure we keep our neighbourhoods to a high standard.”
