Environmental enforcement

Fixed Penalty Notice charges

By law, we may issue a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for some offences.

The table below shows the FPN amount to be paid for each type of offence.

Environment offences

Offence Amount to be paid
Nuisance parking £100
Fly-posting £150
Graffiti £500
Littering £500
Abandoning a vehicle £200

Smoking offences

Offence Amount to be paid
Smoking in a designated smoke-free place £50
Failure to display a no-smoking sign when required £200

Waste disposal offences

Offence Amount to be paid
Unauthorised disposal of waste – fly-tipping £1,000
Duty of care – domestic waste £600
Commercial waste receptacle offences £110
Failure to furnish document – waste carriers licence £300
Failure to produce authority – waste transfer notes £300

Compliance failures and breaches of orders, notices or conditions

Offence Amount to be paid
Breach of Community Protection Notice (CPN) £100
Breach of Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) £100

If you receive a FPN

If you receive a FPN, you must pay within 14 days. Go to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice.

If you believe the FPN was not issued correctly by law, go to challenge a Fixed Penalty Notice.