Ilford restaurant Wah Bey fined for fly-tipping near homes

A restaurant has been fined for its second time in eight months after fly-tipping their waste in and around residential bins.

Wah Bey, a Pakistani restaurant on Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, had dumped its rubbish in residential bins and left multiple food waste bags on the street near Frinton Mews, behind the restaurant.

It had first received a legal notice last year in regards to how its commercial waste should be stored and has since been under the eye of Redbridge Council as it breached the notice twice in less than six months.

The restaurant was also subject to a noise abatement notice last year.

Rubbish left by Wah Bey (Image: Redbridge Council)

A Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) to the restaurant for fly-tipping and breaching the notice was unpaid by the restaurant’s company director, Sarfraz Ghaffar, despite him receiving reminder letters.

Ghaffar, 43, then appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on August 1, where he pleaded guilty to six charges of fly-tipping and two breaches of the Environmental Protection Act Notice.

He was fined a total of £6,824 for fines, court and council costs as well as compensation for the council’s clear up costs.

Rubbish left by Wah Bey (Image: Redbridge Council)

He had previously been convicted in December 2022 for four breaches of the notice, and was fined a total of £2,142.

Redbridge Council says it is investigating further noise complaints from the restaurant this year.

Rubbish left by Wah Bey (Image: Redbridge Council)

Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, the Redbridge cabinet member for enforcement and community safety, said: “We all have a responsibility to ensure our streets and neighbourhoods are clean, and that includes businesses.

“Fly-tipping commercial waste on our streets and into the bins of innocent residents is unacceptable. We all need to work together to make sure Redbridge is clean and pleasant, and this prosecution is a testament to our commitment to holding rule breakers to account for their behaviour.”