A LANDSCAPE firm was fined £240 and ordered to pay court costs of £250 after blocking a road and pavement in Shortlands with building materials.

Croydon-based Landscapes by Design Ltd pleaded guilty at Bromley Magistrates' Court, on May 29, to blocking Den Road in January.

Councillor George Taylor, executive member for the environment, said: "It is illegal to place a skip, or rubble, or earth on the road without a licence."

Call 020 8313 4621 about storing materials on the street.

July 9, 2002 12:30