Tackling Fly Tipping and Motorcycle Nuisance in South Ribbleton

Towards the end of 2024 while on a pop-up in South Ribbleton, our Engagement and Communities Officers noticed a piece of gated CGA land on Sycamore Road that was becoming overgrown and being filled with rubbish and fly tipping.

Speaking to tenants during the pop-up, they told us that land was an area of concern which they’d like us to address, alongside motorcycle nuisance in the area. Over 66% of the tenants spoken to during the pop-up mentioned the motorcycle nuisance, highlighting how important this was to tackle.

A small green space was being used as a cut through for the bikes, causing damage and disruption to the area.

What happened with this information?

The Engagement and Communities Officers reported their findings to our Environmental Services and Development teams, to find out what action could be taken to address the issues.

A visit was scheduled to the gated land, where the Environmental Services team cleared all the fly tipping and cut back what was becoming an eyesore.

This land is once again usable, and local tenants have been made aware of what to do if they notice fly tipping returning.

To tackle the motorcycle nuisance, we worked with a local contractor who kindly installed new metal barriers around the green space, preventing it from becoming a cut through and hopefully deterring people from riding their bikes there in the future.

The outcome of the project

A revisit to the area took place in May 2025. We spoke to eight tenants, who all live on Hawthorn Road near where the railings were installed about the impact they have had. We received positive feedback from the tenants, one said that the “barriers make a difference”. Another went further by saying that the railings have made a “massive difference with the bikes”, and went on to say that before the bikes would cause a nuisance multiple times a day, however, now it occurs maybe once a week.