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Search the Public Notice PortalA collection of classic and modern vehicles, many in a deteriorating state, is still dotted around a farm in a scenic Herefordshire spot, despite official efforts to make the owner clear them away.
Herefordshire Council served an Enforcement Notice on Mark Dew of Doward Farm near Whitchurch in the Wye Valley National Landscape in December over “the siting and storage of old/scrap cars, vans and non-agricultural vehicles” at the farm.
It gave Mr Dew 30 days from January 19 to permanently remove them from the farm, unless he were to first lodge an appeal against the notice – which he does not appear to have done.
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A week on from the compliance date, around 30 cars, vans, tractors and caravans in varying states of repair can still be seen at the farm, which sits in a dell visible from several overlooking properties.
A neighbour described their view of the farm as “a butt-ugly morass of crumbling vehicles”, which had been there for many years and which they believed represented only part of Mr Dew’s collection held locally.
A similar enforcement notice served on him at the farm in 2019 did not appear to lead to any further action. However Mr Dew did sell a large part of his collection at an open-air auction at the farm last summer.
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Mr Dew did not appear to be at the farm, access to which is padlocked off – though the farmhouse is still advertised online as a holiday let.
A Herefordshire Council spokesperson said: “The council’s enforcement team is aware of the situation.
“We are reviewing our position before deciding on the next course of action.”
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