As we come to the end of our consultation process for our district design code, we are asking residents and businesses to give us their final comments. This is a crucial opportunity to have your say on future development guidelines concerning building aesthetics, environmental sustainability, and heritage conservation, so please do get involved and give us your views. Find out more.

Littering and penalties

Litter on private land

We can also serve a notice on private land owners to require them to clean up litter and take steps to prevent it in future. It is a criminal offence not to comply with such a notice.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is £2,500. If the notice is not complied with the council also has the power to enter the land to clear it and recover the costs in doing so.