Raunds man prosecuted and fined for fly-tipping commercial waste

22 June 2026

At Northampton Magistrates Court, on the 16 June 2026, Mr Tatenda Chibanda of Brook Street, Raunds was convicted after illegally dumping commercial vehicle repair waste in a residential street.

The case followed concerns raised by residents after they discovered fly tipping in their local area. The dumped waste consisted of materials linked to vehicle repairs, including oil filters, paperwork and various car parts. Some of the waste oil had begun leaking into the grass and pavement, posing risks to the environment and public health.

On 28 June 2025, residents reported the significant fly-tip in Manor Street, Raunds, to North Northamptonshire Council. 

Following an investigation by the council’s Waste Management Team, officers uncovered evidence linking the waste to a mobile car repair business operating from an office on Kettering Parkway.  The business owner, Mr Tatenda Chibanda, who was running a business under the name of Crestwood Group Ltd, was subsequently identified as the culprit.

Mr Chibanda initially denied involvement in the fly tipping but later admitted to the council that he had illegally deposited the oily waste and car parts in Manor Street.

Officers issued Mr Chibanda with a £1,000 fixed penalty notice for fly-tipping, which he failed to pay. He also failed to provide a valid waste carrier licence and waste transfer documentation when requested and later refused to attend an interview under caution.

As a result, Mr Chibanda was summonsed to court. He appeared before Magistrates on 16 June 2026, where he pleaded guilty to all offences.

In sentencing, the Magistrate described Mr Chibanda’s actions as a serious offence, highlighting the pollution caused to the public highway and his failure to engage with enforcement efforts, including non-payment of the fixed penalty notice.

Mr Chibanda was fined a total of £5,930, which included penalties for fly-tipping and duty of care offences. Fly-tipping can carry an unlimited fine, and six months in prison.

In North Northamptonshire, you can report fly-tipping online, via the council website.

Fly-tipping is completely unacceptable – there is no excuse, and this latest conviction shows we take it extremely seriously. Both businesses and individuals have a clear legal responsibility to dispose of their waste properly, and there are legal, accessible provisions across North Northamptonshire.Councillor Ken Harrington, Executive Member for Assets, Waste and Environmental Services.

We operate a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping and will not hesitate to take robust enforcement action against anyone who flouts the law. Our communities deserve safe and clean spaces and should not have to suffer the consequences of this behaviour, and we are committed to holding offenders to account.Councillor Martin Griffiths, Leader of North Northamptonshire Council.

Household Waste

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If you are paying for someone to remove and dispose of your waste, it is your responsibility to ensure you use a reputable company that has a waste carriers’ licence. You can check the Environment Agency's register of licenced carriers.

Business and Commercial Waste

• The council operates a business and commercial waste service. This is for the removal of regular waste and recyclables from your business.
• Rushden and Kettering Household Waste Recycling Centres operate a Trade Waste Service with information on how to use the service, documentation required and pricing shown online. Traders can also seek advice from staff at the sites in Rushden and Kettering, where the handling of trade waste is operated by HW Martin (Waste) Ltd or call on: 01536 808300.