A SALISBURY man has been handed a community sentence after being caught on CCTV fly-tipping waste in the countryside near Coombe Bissett.

At Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on April 28, 21-year-old Jack Gumbleton-Small, of Bemerton Heath, received an 18-month Community Order after illegally dumping bags of dry mortar and other waste in October 2025.

The sentence includes 120 hours of unpaid work – reduced from 150 due to an early guilty plea – along with 10 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days and £351.36 in fines, compensation and court costs.

The incident was captured on Wiltshire Council CCTV cameras after the waste was dumped in Coombe Bissett, within the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Investigators identified Gumbleton-Small through footage showing waste being removed from a vehicle and left at the site.

Vehicle checks later confirmed his identity.

The case also highlighted that Salisbury’s household recycling centre, located just over a mile from his home, was open at the time of the offence.

Despite several opportunities to cooperate with the investigation, including requests for information and an invitation to attend an interview under caution, Gumbleton-Small failed to engage.

Although he later admitted dumping the waste, he did not respond to or pay a fixed penalty notice issued by the council, leading to court action.

Cabinet member for highways Cllr Martin Smith said: “We have a zero tolerance to fly-tipping in Wiltshire, and we have a network of both covert and overt CCTV cameras around the county to catch offenders in the act.

“In this case, the offence was caught on our cameras, giving us all the evidence we needed to take action.

“The rubbish was dumped within the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is classified as a priority deciduous woodland habitat, highlighting the serious environmental impact of the offence.

“There is no excuse for fly-tipping waste in the countryside when there are simple, legal and accessible ways to dispose of it properly.”

Wiltshire Council says investigations into fly-tipping offences will continue across the county.