Environmental enforcement

There are no formal grounds of appeal against a Fixed Penalty Notice.

Whilst not an admission of guilt, by agreeing that an offence has been committed and by paying the Fixed Penalty Notice, your liability to prosecution will be discharged and no further action will be taken.

If you choose to clear up the litter or fly tip after an Enforcement Officer has approached you, a Fixed Penalty Notice will still be issued. The offence has already been committed and officers do not have discretion.

You can make a representation to District Enforcement (from Autumn 2024) in cases where:

• you have an issue with the conduct of an Enforcement Officer
• you would like to give reasons as to why the Fixed Penalty Notice should not have been issued
• there are medical grounds - for example, the medical condition has had a direct effect in leading to the behaviour/offence*

To make a representation or find out more about this visit the District Enforcement website.

You can find out how to make a complaint by visiting our make a complaint page. Please note this will be dealt with seperately to the Fixed Penalty Notice and you may still be prosecuted if you do not pay on time.

* you will need to provide District Enforcement with supporting written evidence.