Fly-tipping at a remote West Wight beauty spot has been called 'disgraceful' and 'unacceptable' and the Isle of Wight Council says talks have started with the private landowner to move mattresses, a chair, garden waste and other dumped items.

Both Island Roads and Amey have visited Whale Chine this week, to clear the car-park which is run by the local authority.

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Large items, which could have been there since August 2020, have been assessed and talks have started to get them removed.

The Isle of Wight Council told the County Press: "The fly-tip at Whale Chine was reported to Island Roads by a member of the public and to the council by the Isle of Wight County Press.

"Within 48 hours of that report, both contractors attended the site to remove fly tipping from the car park and the footpath areas."

Isle of Wight County Press:

Mattresses and a chair are among items dumped there

The council said: “Amey staff attended again on March 6, to complete the removal of many clay balls and to assess the accessibility to the larger items that have been dumped down the bank, into the chine.

“The chine is owned by a private landowner, who we will be contacting to make them aware of the fly tipping, offering support in its clearance.”

Whale Chine sits on the border of the areas represented by the leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Cllr Dave Stewart, and Cllr Steve Hastings.

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Cllr Stewart, for Chale, Niton and Whitwell said: "Fly-tipping is totally unacceptable anywhere on the Island and to do so during the coronavirus pandemic just adds to the distasteful nature of this illegal conduct.

"I am pleased the Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads, working with waste contractors Amey, have started to remove what has been dumped.

"The council is also engaging with the private landowner of the chine itself, to help remove everything else that has been dumped.

"We have been working hard to get the Island ready to welcome visitors once again and this conduct undermines all we are doing. If anyone knows who is responsible, I would ask them to report this to the council or to the police."

Isle of Wight County Press:

Whale Chine, in the West Wight, towards Tennyson Down

Cllr Stewart said: "The Island is a beautiful place and we want to keep it that way.

"Local residents will be pleased to see this matter addressed and I know the local parish council at Chale will be keen to work with me to deal with this problem swiftly, should it happen again."

A report that similar items were in the chine was also made in August 2020, but the matter was closed.

It was highlighted again this week, by Islander Lisa Davis, who took photos at Whale Chine.

Cllr Steve Hastings, who represents central Wight, said: “It is disgraceful that some people can treat our beautiful Island with such contempt as to fly-tip masses of their rubbish at such a beauty spot as Whale Chine.

"I was stunned to see what has been dumped in the car park and over the edge, into the chine."

Isle of Wight County Press:

Hundreds of small clay balls have also been dumped there

Cllr Hastings said: "So much has been thrown over, including mattresses, paint tins and builders' rubble.

"This will prove more difficult to retrieve and it is on private land, as the chine is privately owned. The council will be contacting the owners and offering support to them should they require it."

Cllr Hastings said while he was walking the right of way this week, along the side of the chine to the edge of the cliff and back to the car park, there was another fly-tip incident. That rubbish has since been cleared.

Cllr Hastings warned fly-tipping carries a very large fine and told commercial business operating without proper licences, choosing not to use the Island's waste and recycling centres, "Don’t be greedy and spoil the countryside for everybody else!”