Month-long pile of debris at Boscombe flats to go

11:00am Monday 21st January 2013 in News By Melanie Vass

WHODUNNIT? Rubbish outside of flats in Palmerston Road in Boscombe WHODUNNIT? Rubbish outside of flats in Palmerston Road in Boscombe

A MASSIVE pile of rubbish outside a block of flats in Boscombe will be cleared today, residents have been promised.

Bags and boxes of debris have been steadily piling up outside the building in Palmerston Road, to the extent they were spilling over on to the pavement.

Bournemouth council has imposed today’s deadline for the clearance and letting agent RentinBournemouth.com said it will comply with this request.

Recycling officers from the council will be visiting the flats, as the address, which is believed to contain six studio flats, has just two small wheelie bins.

One resident, who did not want to be named, said: “It’s been like this for a month. We’ve talked to the landlord who says we will get more bins.

“I worry about it attracting rats, especially if it gets warmer.”

Boscombe West councillor Chris Wakefield said: “We must ensure landlords have got sufficient bins for the type of properties that they are managing but I am surprised this has been allowed to get to this stage.

“A responsible landlord or agent would have dealt with this a lot sooner.”

In a statement, Rentin Bournemouth.com said: “This property has been subjected to flytipping.

“The rubbish is not from the residents of the property.

“We have already instructed a company on the landlord’s behalf to remove this rubbish and the landlord has already commissioned a builder to install a fence around the front of the property to avoid this happening again.

“We agree that this rubbish is completely unacceptable and we trust that the relevant authorities will clamp down on flytipping in this area.”

Mike Holmes, service director for planning and transport at Bournemouth council, said: “We are aware of the untidy state of the front of this property and have already contacted the owner giving them seven days to clear the site up.

“They have so far responded positively to our requests and have until today, January 21 to do the work.

“If the property remains in an unsatisfactory state after that the council will explore the option of taking more formal action.”

Comments(14)

mysticalshoelace says...
11:19am Mon 21 Jan 13

Sums up Boscombe really, tiny property split up in to 6 bedsits with useless landlord and managed by a useless letting agent. Why does the council allow the continual development of inadequate properties like this?

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politicaltrainspotter says...
11:45am Mon 21 Jan 13

I reported it to the Daily Echo.It had been piling up before christmas.The council had a chance to deal with it as it was reported to them and i was told that it was on private property and nothing could be done.Therefore i took the decision to take a photograph and send it to the echo.

Not only was it a health hazard but the potential for any discarded drug paraphernalia could not be neglected and taking into account the slippery conditions and children and adults, i felt it was the best way to clear the mess.

Agreed,irresponsible tenants and landlord and a council engrossed in red tape.

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B.F.G says...
11:55am Mon 21 Jan 13

Dave Wells yet again...

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speedy231278 says...
12:00pm Mon 21 Jan 13

“A responsible landlord or agent would have dealt with this a lot sooner.”

Do the local council not provide rubbish bins any more?

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muscliffman says...
1:04pm Mon 21 Jan 13

What about the bigger problem, the very large amount of human debris in Boscombe which has been left unattended, not for a month, but for over twenty-five years - because it suits a handful of influential profiteers.

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BmthNewshound says...
1:52pm Mon 21 Jan 13

B.F.G wrote:
Dave Wells yet again...
Usual ill informed comment. The article doesn't state who the landlord is. Its unlikely to be a Dave Wells property as he wouldn't use a letting agent to manage his properties when he has his own people to do the job.
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nevernever says...
2:29pm Mon 21 Jan 13

This property does not belong to Dave Wells. RENT IN BOURNEMOUTH have just bought a property in Tower Road was a family home now converted to 6 double rooms with at least 12 tenants in there, they haven`t even had planning permission for change of use !!! Had a similar problem with this company with rubbish ect. I thought BCC were clamping down on HMO`s

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Azphreal says...
2:31pm Mon 21 Jan 13

So people who live there say the rubbish is theirs but the letting agent says its fly tipping i wonder who i believe.

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verityvita says...
5:33pm Mon 21 Jan 13

muscliffman wrote:
What about the bigger problem, the very large amount of human debris in Boscombe which has been left unattended, not for a month, but for over twenty-five years - because it suits a handful of influential profiteers.
To true, the very sad fact is however, that while vested interests have their greedy claws dug deep into the area nothing is going to change. Some for instance, will find it Provident ;) to keep milking the cash cows that support their healthy bank balances and whilst making suitably caring noises about community issues,really couldn't give a t*ss about anything else.

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ben111 says...
8:22am Tue 22 Jan 13

I remember last winter when the bin men didnt get to people for 3 weeks , and i took the wild idea of taking my own rubbish down the tip, i know it sounds crazy but i helped my self regardless of who's responsability. plus i didnt have a car and asked a freind to help me !!!

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honestneighborhood says...
11:13am Wed 23 Jan 13

mysticalshoelace wrote:
Sums up Boscombe really, tiny property split up in to 6 bedsits with useless landlord and managed by a useless letting agent. Why does the council allow the continual development of inadequate properties like this?
To be fair it is not really the landlord,letting agent or tenants fault. I live at the same road and I have seem people walking past and droping rubbish there. Unfortunately some people are so ridiculous they don't respect anyones property if they see a pile of rubbish they think it is fine to drop they own rubbish on it. This property still a building site as I see the builders working there everyday.I'm surprised that they let this happen probably because they want the pile to get as big as possible so they charge the landlord more to get the rubbish removed. BTW, All the rubbish been removed on saturday by the builders I saw it from my windown.

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honestneighborhood says...
11:32am Wed 23 Jan 13

Azphreal wrote:
So people who live there say the rubbish is theirs but the letting agent says its fly tipping i wonder who i believe.
I live in the same road, I saw people walking passed and dropping rubbish there.The property still a building site, they don't even got recycling bin in front of the house, and the neighbour next door have 2 recycling bins I wonder where they got the extra one from?! I have wrote my house number in my bins now to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to me.The council should have provided the property with a recycling bin as soon as the rubbish has been reported.

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pj80992 says...
6:39pm Wed 23 Jan 13

I have lived in Boscombe for years and i must have tried just about every useless lettings agent in town. I discovered RENT IN BOURNEMOUTH last year and i was amazed to find such a helpful and professional agent in Boscombe!

Since then I only rent through them as they have always been extremely helpful. They only advertise top properties and they maintain their properties better than any other agent i have used.

I believe their comment about the fly tipping as i know this is always an issue in this area! Its easy for people to criticize without knowing all the facts!

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Mikeyunibournemouth says...
10:42am Fri 1 Feb 13

pj80992 wrote:
I have lived in Boscombe for years and i must have tried just about every useless lettings agent in town. I discovered RENT IN BOURNEMOUTH last year and i was amazed to find such a helpful and professional agent in Boscombe!

Since then I only rent through them as they have always been extremely helpful. They only advertise top properties and they maintain their properties better than any other agent i have used.

I believe their comment about the fly tipping as i know this is always an issue in this area! Its easy for people to criticize without knowing all the facts!
So obvious.....

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