Bradford Council is investing more in its frontline enforcement to tackle issues that matter to residents such as tackling fly-tipping, cleaning up public spaces and addressing housing and planning concerns.
The investment will be in neighbourhoods and housing, planning and highways. It will help to increase capacity and deliver more for residents.
In the budget for 2026/27 there is an additional £350,000 that will be used by housing, planning and highways. In planning and highways the money will be used to recruit additional staff to cover enforcement in traffic, planning and tree management. They will join the existing teams and will provide more resources to tackle any neighbourhood blight.
The investment in Housing will go towards additional officers to deal with housing standards, predominantly in the private rented sector, and carrying out proactive enforcement. The funding will drive up standards in a sector that houses some of the more vulnerable residents in the district.
The tonnage of fly-tipping is down, as there has been 11% less tonnage this year than last. However, the council is not letting up. Tougher fines for fly-tipping have been introduced – up to £1,000 for the most serious offences. A hundred and seventy-five CCTV cameras have been installed at 108 locations across 18 wards to catch more culprits. Over the last year 1,915 fly-tipping and littering from vehicle offences have been caught on CCTV, 1,632 fines have been issued and 6 vehicles used for fly-tipping have been seized.
There will also be a day of action every day of the working week all year round to tackle fly-tipping hotspots across the district, working with residents to resolve issues in their communities.
Cllr Alex Ross-Shaw, Porfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said:
“These services touch a lot of people’s lives – they’re high profile and a crucial part of the council’s responsibilities. Delivering them to a high standard is essential. We are now in a position to be able to start to reinvest in some of our core frontline services.
“We already do so much work to tackle illegal developments, fly tipping, rogue landlords but this investment will allow us to do more and go further. Taking more action against those people who are not following the rules whilst supporting those residents who are.”
Cllr Sarah Ferriby, Portfolio holder for Healthy People and Places, said:
“Fly-tipping is a blight wherever it happens and that money could be better spent providing services. The tougher fines for fly-tipping we have introduced and the increase in CCTV sends out a clear message that fly-tipping will not be tolerated. The penalties are getting tougher. We are making it more affordable for bulky waste to be disposed of so that responsible residents will find it easier. Everyone benefits from having a cleaner district."
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