Housing developer fined thousands for leaving mess on site

Building materials and collapsed structures left on a building site
The housing developer was forced to appear in court where he admitted to ignoring order from council to clean up the mess (Image credit: Thurrock Council)

A housing developer has been forced to pay thousands in fines after leaving an "unsightly mess" on a building site.

Tom Ingleton, director of Ingleton Luxury Homes Ltd, was told by a court he must pay nearly £7,000 in fines after ignoring an instruction by Thurrock Council to clean up The Lawns development site, in Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury.

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News Editor Joseph has previously written for Today’s Media and Chambers & Partners, focusing on news for conveyancers and industry professionals.  Joseph has just started his own self build project, building his own home on his family’s farm with planning permission for a timber frame, three-bedroom house in a one-acre field. The foundation work has already begun and he hopes to have the home built in the next year. Prior to this he renovated his family's home as well as doing several DIY projects, including installing a shower, building sheds, and livestock fences and shelters for the farm’s animals. Outside of homebuilding, Joseph loves rugby and has written for Rugby World, the world’s largest rugby magazine.