Enfield Council is being urged to catch the culprits, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter

Building waste dumped in Picketts Lock Lane

Enfield Council is being urged to catch the culprits of persistent illegal dumping of building waste in Picketts Lock.

Numerous incidents of fly-tipping in the area have led to one resident repeatedly submitting photos to the council of vans and lorries being unloaded and rubbish consisting of building waste, boards and panels being strewn across the road.

The resident, who did not wish to be named, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Enfield Council are good at coming down and cleaning it up, but it’s been going on for several months now, repeated incidents, and it’s the same people. If you drive down Picketts Lock you’ll see.”

Picketts Lock Lane and Lee Park Way are secluded backroads, within a fairly wooded area of Edmonton near the River Lee Navigation. The roads also adjoin an industrial estate and William Girling Reservoir.

The local resident has pointed out the danger of refuse being dumped in the road as the material blocks off a whole lane.

“The rubbish goes out into the road, and there’s industrial estates nearby, it looks like trades people come down and they know it’s a place they can dump rubbish.”

Although acknowledging the council’s role in removing the fly-tipping he says more needs to be done to deter and prevent the issue continuing.

Enfield Council was approached for comment but did not respond.

Update (17th July):

An Enfield Council spokesperson said: “The council’s waste enforcement teams visit fly tipping hotspots on a daily basis to remove rubbish.

“The council is aware of an abandoned trailer in Picketts Lock Lane. The waste inside the trailer will be cleared before the vehicle itself can be removed. A mobile fly tipping CCTV camera is in place on Picketts Lock Lane and we are currently scanning the footage for evidence of the perpetrators.”

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