Press release

Restriction orders extended for Hoads Wood and Eastchurch

Environment Agency has obtained an extension for restriction orders on illegal waste sites in Kent.

• From: Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 14 June 2024

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

A restriction order on a gate at Hoads Wood.

The Environment Agency has obtained a six month extension for the restriction orders in place at illegal waste sites at Hoads Wood and Eastchurch in Kent.

This means anyone entering the land without reasonable excuse or written permission from the Environment Agency will be committing a criminal offence, as will anyone who tampers with the lock or notice.

The Environment Agency has also been granted a ‘warrant’ for access to Hoads Wood for the company who will be contracted to clear the waste from the site. This is part of the preparation work for the clearance of Hoads Wood.

Published 14 June 2024