(Image: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL)
A company responsible for a County Durham house that left mattresses, furniture and rubbish at the back of the property have been fined in court.
KWP Build by Design Holdings Ltd, which is connected to the home on Langley Terrace, New Kyo, has been ordered to pay £1,567 in fines and costs after failing to comply with a Community Protection Notice (CPN).
The rubbish outside the house (Image: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL)
Following complaints about large amounts of waste within the property's yard, Durham County Council Neighbourhood Wardens issued a warning and provided the opportunity for the issue to be resolved voluntarily.
Officers later returned to find the waste remained, resulting in a Community Protection Notice being served requiring the land to be cleared within a specified timeframe.
However, the council said that the notice was ignored, no meaningful action was taken, and the council was forced to carry out the clearance works.
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KWP Build by Design Holdings Ltd was taken to court, where they were found guilty of failing to comply with a Community Protection Notice and ordered to pay £1,567.
A spokesperson for Durham County Council said: "They will always seek to work with residents, businesses and landowners to resolve issues first.
"However, if warnings and legal notices are ignored, they will take enforcement action and pursue offenders through the courts where necessary."