03/03/2026
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A man from Port Talbot has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after being caught fly-tipping on land near the town’s train station.
On 11th July 2025, a NPT Waste Crime Enforcement Officer at Neath Port Talbot Council was called to land near Cramic Way following a report of a large amount of waste having been left on land nearby. It consisted of construction materials, a vehicle bumper and household waste.
Among the waste was a letter which linked investigators to an address in Briton Ferry. A male tenant admitted to recently having waste removed by a man called Steven Gilheaney and provided the officer with a full account of the transaction.
CCTV confirmed that a vehicle was recorded travelling up Cramic Way with waste at 23:55 on 10th July 2025, returning without waste at 00:02.
On 25 September 2025, Mr Gilheaney was seen driving the same vehicle used to illegally deposit the waste collecting scrap metal, Waste Enforcement Officers seized the vehicle.
On 2nd October 2025, Steven Gilheaney was interviewed by our officers , giving no-comment responses to the questions. The 28-year-old from Radnor House in Sandfields pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates on the 19th February 2026 to an offence under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990 which makes fly-tipping a criminal offence in the UK.
Offence:
🔵Environmental Protection Act 1990 s33 - Illegal deposit of controlled waste
Mr Gilheaney has also been ordered to pay the following by the Magistrates:
🔵£787.92 in compensation for waste clearance costs
🔵£200 fine
🔵£80 Victim Surcharge
(Total £1067.92)
Cabinet Member for Streetscene, Councillor Scott Jones said:
“Neath Port Talbot Council has a strong record of environmental enforcement, especially when it comes to prosecuting fly-tippers.
“We have a variety of measures in place to catch culprits. Our Waste Enforcement Officers will continue working hard to hold anyone guilty of fly-tipping to account.”
