Housing company must pay for illegal waste activity

Grace Turner

Published: 10:24 am March 9, 2023

Updated: 9:59 am October 8, 2025

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Bellway Homes Limited will pay £100,000 to North East environmental charities after dumping contaminated soil on one of its sites in Northumberland.

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Bellway Homes Limited imported the waste soil – containing wood, metal, wire cables, rubber, plastic and vehicle tyres – on to its housing development site called St Mary’s Park near Stannington.

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