Akaya Lounge on Slough High Street has been fined a total of £25,000 for brazenly fly-tipping on the verges of the service road behind the shops.
Following a prosecution by Slough Borough Council, Fastfood Business Ltd, owners of Akaya Lounge were found guilty by magistrates on Friday (30 June) of three counts of fly-tipping in the same spot on Grove Parade during February and March this year.
Magistrates at Reading heard the case in the business’s absence after they failed to turn up to court, and issued the following:
- £5,000 for the first count
- £7,500 for the second count
- £9,000 for the third count
- £2,000 victim surcharge
- £1,500 cost
Bringing the total to £25,000.
Councillor Iftakhar Ahmed, lead member for leisure, community cohesion, regulation, enforcement and planning, said: “This business has shown a blatant disregard for the area, the law, the environment and the residents of the town they operate in.
“Their behaviour in consistently continuing to fly-tip is disgusting and I hope this result serves as a warning to those who may consider following in their footsteps; we will gather evidence and we can and will prosecute anyone who treats our town like a dumping ground.”