Feering fly tipping incident leaves residents angered

The rubbish, which included plaster boards, wood and bags, was dumped in Little Tey Road and Elm Lane in Feering.

Adrian Rowley, who works nearby, was shocked to see so much fly-tipping on Friday morning.

Having been dropped off in his usual spot round the corner, Mr Rowley first saw several “Road Closed” signs at the junction with Old Road.

Blocked - The fly tipping blocked the road (Image: Submitted)

He said he was dismayed to see so much dumped, noticing specifically a Velux window and a green tarpaulin.

Mr Rowley said: “Who on earth thinks it is okay to do this down a country lane? “It can be hard to get rid of trade rubbish, certainly in Colchester, but the answer is not to dump it down a country lane.

“If we all did it, the place would be a total mess."

Scale - The fly tipping covered a countryside junction (Image: Submitted)

Mr Rowley gave the police credit for closing the road, as the dumped screws would have caused punctures.

He added: “[It looks like] someone had a small kitchen or toilet or something done, and they dumped it on the side of the road.

“People like this need to be stopped and understand that antisocial behaviour like this will not be tolerated. If it means a heavy fine or locking them up then so be it.

“Let’s get this problem stopped and please report anything that you know as it could be your road next.”

Window - The person who fly tipped had assumedly installed a Velux window (Image: Submitted)

Braintree Council said it was informed of the fly-tip, which it said was “deposited induced hazardous material”.

It was cleared by a specialist team “within 24 hours”, the council said. Council environment boss Tom Cunningham said:

“We have a zero tolerance approach to fly-tipping in our district and our enforcement team work closely with our partners, including Essex Police and other local authorities, to follow up all reports we receive.

“If evidence is found, we will investigate and take the matter further.”