Council teams up with partners to tackle fly-tipping at known hotspot
Bins, recycling and street cleansing15 January 2026
North Northamptonshire Council’s Waste and Highways teams have joined forces with Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone to prevent fly-tipping at a site near Earls Barton.
The A4500 layby at Earls Barton has been a highly problematic location for many years and had been the subject of fly-tipping, crime and anti-social behaviour. Working with partners, the council have now closed the layby and gated it off to prevent unlawful access. The project was funded by the OPFCC, North Northamptonshire Council and a private landowner.
Historically, the council have deployed covert cameras at the location and several offenders were caught and fined between £500 and £1000 for fly-littering and fly-tipping offences throughout 2024 and 2025. Since the gates and a soil bund were installed in late 2025, there has been no further fly-tipping at the location.
The project involved the change of use to the layby with a Traffic Regulation Order now in place, additional signage on site and gates to allow access to agricultural land.
Targeting vulnerable locations like this one is a key part of what our Waste team do, particularly when fly-tipping is having a negative impact on the community and the environment.Cllr Ken Harrington, the council’s Executive Member for Assets, Waste and Environmental Services
This is an excellent example of partnership working in practice. This location was a known fly-tipping spot, and officers have worked closely with partners, including the landowner to find a solution. Closing off this layby has helped prevent unlawful access, protected the land nearby and stopped fly-tipping and associated anti-social behaviour.
Fly-tipping is an offence which blights our communities and ruins our environment.Danielle Stone, the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
We must work together to tackle it, and I am pleased that alongside our partners we have funded preventative measures which have reduced crime, removed fire hazards and have made the site safer.
Fly-tipping can be reported via the council’s website.