Curfew and clean-up order for Cornwall waste criminal
What was announced
The developer dumped 25,000 tonnes of waste including asbestos.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- A Cornwall developer has received a four-month curfew and has been ordered to clean up an illegal waste dump they caused near Newquay, following an Environment Agency prosecution.
- The court heard that Paul Stephens, 58, of Malpas, Truro, as the director of Park Lane Financial Management Limited, deposited at least 25,000 tonnes of waste on land in Hendra Croft, Scotland Road.
- Park Lane Financial Management Limited pleaded guilty to three environmental offences committed between November 2018 and July 2025, two for operating of an illegal waste site, and one for the burning of waste.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “The court heard that Paul Stephens, 58, of Malpas, Truro, as the director of Park Lane Financial Management Limited, deposited at least 25,000 tonnes of waste on land in Hendra Croft, Scotland Road.”
- “Park Lane Financial management Limited was fined a total of £90,000.”
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Environment Agency (executive non-departmental public body) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Waste and environmental impact, Waste management.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/curfew-and-clean-up-order-for-cornwall-waste-criminal
- Published 2026-10-28 12:21:13 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-28 12:30:11 UTC from GOV.UK
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