Dorking West - Watchlist site 148

The Environment Agency revoked (cancelled) the environmental permit for Siteclear Ltd (previously HJ3A Ltd) following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate in April 2026. Siteclear continued to carry out a problematic skip waste storage operation illegally until we obtained a Restriction Order on 19 October 2026. The land at the site in Dorking West, Surrey is also subject to separate planning enforcement action by Surrey County Council.

The persistent pile of waste at watchlist site 148 presents a real risk of fire. To this end, a joint fire risk assessment is to be carried out during November 2026.

The waste also threatens to potentially pollute the nearby water and so a joint environmental risk assessment is to be carried out during November 2026.

Under the lead of our South London Waste team, we revoked the operator’s environmental permit following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. We were also granted a Restriction Order on 19 October 2026 which lasts for 6 months.

We are continuing to monitor the site with our partners for any breach of the Restriction Order and we are working with the landowner to clear the waste from the site.