Lynstead - Watchlist site 65

Vicarage Farm in Lynsted, Kent is the location of an illegal skip waste site, which has had an enforcement notice served to stop operating and to remove the tipped waste.

The waste that remains on the Environment Agency’s designated watchlist site 65, where waste dumping began in 2024, looks both unsightly and poses a potential fire risk.

Our Kent, South London and East Sussex Environmental Crime team has launched a criminal investigation into the illegal activities being carried out. We also issued a Section 59 Enforcement Notice to remove the waste. However, the site operator has not complied with this and, therefore, further enforcement action is being considered.

We are continuing to work with our partners; the local authority and the emergency services to monitor the site and take appropriate enforcement action to reduce the risk and remove the waste.