Rebecca Simper, of King’s Lynn, was ordered to pay a total of £2,009.08 after admitting ownership of a vehicle used in a fly-tipping incident at Kenfield Farm, Clenchwarton.
King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court fined Simper £200 and ordered her to pay Environment Agency costs of £1,701.08, alongside a victim surcharge of £108.
In a separate prosecution connected by location, Luke Webb was fined £200 after pleading guilty to offences linked to waste dumping at Clockcase Road, Clenchwarton.
Norwich Magistrates’ Court also ordered Webb to pay £850 in costs to the Environment Agency and an £80 victim surcharge, bringing his total financial penalty to £1,130.
Camera footage caught vehicles on site
The prosecutions relate to separate incidents uncovered as part of a long-running Environment Agency operation targeting illegal waste activity in Clenchwarton.
Simper’s case centred on waste deposited at Kenfield Farm in January 2024. Environment Agency officers had been monitoring the area when a van registered to her was seen at the site.
Footage captured by an Environment Agency drone later showed the vehicle being used in connection with the dumping.
After being presented with the evidence, Simper admitted owning the vehicle involved. However, she failed to comply with four separate notices requiring her to identify who had been driving the van at the time of the offence.
Webb’s prosecution stemmed from an earlier incident in April 2023, when covert cameras captured his white Ford Transit tipper truck at Clockcase Road.
Like Simper, Webb subsequently failed to respond to official requests requiring him to identify the driver of the vehicle.
Phil Henderson, enforcement team leader for the Environment Agency in East Anglia, said: “We don’t have to prove the identity of the driver to bring prosecutions for waste crime.
“Vehicles registered to Luke Webb and Rebecca Simper were caught on camera at illegal waste sites. Like two men prosecuted over Clockcase Road last year, they have paid the penalty.
“Waste crime blights communities. It harms the environment, with a devastating effect on rivers and wildlife.”
Waste crime at Clockcase Road
The latest convictions form part of a wider enforcement effort focused on Clockcase Road, an area that has been under Environment Agency scrutiny since 2018.
The site comprises around 15 hectares of land close to the Great River Ouse, alongside farmland and residential properties.
For years, residents have raised concerns about repeated waste dumping and the impact of criminal activity on the local environment.
In August 2025, the Environment Agency prosecuted two other men over waste offences at Clockcase Road.
Philip Moore, of West Winch, was fined £600 and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge totalling £1,014.
Fred Moore, of Swavesey, received a community order requiring him to complete 100 hours of unpaid work, in addition to identical financial penalties.
The agency has maintained surveillance at both Clockcase Road and Kenfield Farm as part of its efforts to disrupt organised waste crime and deter further offending in the area.
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