Illegal waste tip investigation launched in Kent

Name: Illegal waste tip investigation launched in Kent
Uploaded: 2025-12-10T14:10:03.172Z
Duration: 1 min 22 s

An investigation has been launched into another illegal waste site in Kent - one of a number blighting the county's countryside which have been highlighted by BBC South East.

The Environment Agency (EA) confirmed it is investigating the site at Basser Hill near Sittingbourne - just two miles from an illegal tip at Raspberry Hill Park Farm.

It comes as the environment secretary is due to respond to a House of Lords' report which criticises the EA for not shutting down illegal waste quickly enough.

Dumping still appears to be taking place at the Raspberry Hill Park Farm more than a year after the BBC visited - but the EA says it is cracking down on illegal activity at the site.

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