It was one of a recent string of prosecutions by the council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement team for offences involving persistent noise disturbances and fly-tipping
Easton Takeaway, 87 Chelsea Road, Easton(Image: Google)
A takeaway owner was ordered to pay £1,750 for serving chips after 11pm. It was among a raft of prosecutions for offences involving persistent noise disturbances, fly-tipping and operating outside of licenced business hours.
The investigations have been led by Bristol City Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement team. Councillor Martin Fodor, chair of the environment and sustainability committee, said it sent a “clear message that any behaviour that has detrimental effects on our communities and local environment won’t be tolerated”.
He added: “Disappointingly we are seeing too many occurrences of fly-tipping across our city. We will continue to take strong action against anyone who illegally disposes of rubbish and remain committed to improving the cleanliness of Bristol’s streets and neighbourhoods.
“We encourage residents to continue to report flytipping via FixMyStreet with as much detail as possible including photographs and any evidence of where the rubbish may have come from. This helps us to resolve issues faster and identify fly tippers so we can take appropriate action.”
The cases recently taken to court included:
Woman banned from playing loud music
Following repeated complaints from neighbours about loud music, Shannon Gray of Millmead House was found guilty of breaching a Community Protection Notice (CPN).
Gray was ordered to pay a total of £1,541.18, to cover a £440 fine, costs of £925.18 and a Victim Surcharge of £176, and issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) prohibiting her from playing music that can be heard in other flats within Millmead House.
In October and November 2024, residents reported persistent disturbances caused by loud music coming from her property. Despite being handed an informal warning, a Community Protection Warning, and ultimately a formal CPN, she failed to make any changes to the volume of her music.
The council said evidence was gathered, including through recording equipment installed in a neighbouring flat. The case was proven in her absence as Gray failed to attend the case management hearing on August 4.
Takeaway did not have late night licence
In early June Bahran Kadir Rahimi, of Easton Takeaway, 87 Chelsea Road, Easton pleaded guilty to operating after 11pm without a Late-Night Refreshment Licence
After information from Avon & Somerset Police was passed to Neighbourhood Enforcement, council officers “tried to engage with the premises” and sent a warning letter that was not complied with.
On September 11, 2024 Neighbourhood Enforcement officers purchased a portion of fries after 11pm from the takeaway, during a test purchase operation.
Rahimi was ordered to pay a total of £1,750, including a fine of £346, victim surcharge of £136 and costs of £1,266.
Man dumped household waste
Illegally dumped waste on George Jones Road(Image: Bristol City Council)
Daniel Chapman pleaded guilty in June to illegally dumping household waste collected from properties in north Bristol.
On two occasions in September 2023, Chapman illegally dumped household waste on George Jones Road, St Philips using a flat-bed van.
CCTV capturing the incidents was provided by a local business and after searching the waste Neighbourhood Enforcement officers were able to identify where it had come from and make enquiries at the address.
Judges gave Chapman a 12-month Community Order to carry out 133 hours of unpaid work within the local community and ordered him to pay a total of £614, including £500 towards the costs of cleaning up the site and a £114 victim surcharge.
A van used for flytipping was seized and crushed(Image: Bristol City Council)
In October 2023, the council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement team seized the van that was used during the illegal dumping. The unregistered vehicle was subsequently crushed on 21 November 2023.
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