Havering Council has launched a probe after part of a van filled with building waste was dumped in Como Street car park, near the River Rom, on around November 16.
Photos taken by Cllr David Taylor on Monday (December 1), and later shared on Facebook, show the container still in the same place – with rubbish still inside it – two weeks later.
However, the council said arrangements are being made to have the “appalling” fly-tipping removed “as soon as possible”, while enforcement teams investigate where the waste came from.
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A council spokesperson told the Recorder: “Our enforcement teams are looking into where the container and its contents have come from and will look to take the strongest action, which includes prosecution, against those responsible.
“If anyone has information as to the recent movements of the container and location of it before it ended up in Como Street from and around 3.20pm on Sunday 16 November, please report this to the council.
“Arrangements are being made to have the trailer removed as soon as possible, but this involves it being emptied before it can be taken away.”
The council will also be checking CCTV footage in the area, as well as increasing enforcement patrols in the car park, the spokesperson added.
Como Street Car Park Action Group – made up of residents and local business owners who oppose plans for a new tower block on the site – said it is “very disappointed” to witness “this kind of large-scale fly-tipping”.
A spokesperson for the group told this paper: “Our local residents take pride in Como Street car park, often cleaning the site ourselves (with the necessary safety equipment and guidance etc).
“We’d appreciate a swift response from the council, but we are aware of the scale of the clean-up needed.
“We do not appreciate fly-tipping in Havering, we want a safe, clean and healthy environment for all residents.”
A planning application was submitted in August this year to redevelop Como Street car park into 138 new homes, including three terraced houses and a nine-storey block of flats.
The proposals, put forward by council-owned developer Mercury Land Holdings (MLH), have not yet been decided.
The council encouraged residents to report any fly-tipping incidents in the borough via its website.
