A man has been ordered to complete unpaid work and pay more than £1,000 after dumping household waste in Kings Somborne.
The waste, made up of both bagged and loose household items, was left at multiple spots along Eldon Road around May 26 2024.
Evidence within the waste led officers to a resident who told the council she had paid Leighton Smith, 22, of Southampton to remove her rubbish.
Smith appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court on January 21, 2026, and received a 12-month community order, requiring him to complete ten rehabilitation activity requirement days and 80 hours of unpaid work.
He must also pay £950 in costs and an £114 victim surcharge, totalling £1,064.
Councillor David Drew, portfolio holder for recycling and environmental services at Test Valley Borough Council, said: “Fly-tipping damages our borough and our natural spaces. It leaves a mess behind, wastes public money, and it has no place in our communities. We’ll carry on taking firm action against anyone who chooses to dump waste here.
“It’s also important residents know who is taking their waste away and where it is going, if they are paying somebody to do so. You also have a duty of care to check they are licensed before they take the waste away or you could also face a punishment.”
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Residents can report fly tipping online at www.testvalley.gov.uk/fly-tipping.
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