A SPATE of flytipping behind shops on Tolworth Broadway has led to renewed calls by business owners for Kingston Council to clamp down.

Soiled nappies, mouldy mattresses, and bags of rubbish were dumped in Broad Oaks, private land owned by numerous businesses on the Broadway.

Shop owners say fly-tipping has been a problem for the last three years and has built up again just weeks after residents carried out a major clean-up.

Mustafa Resa, owner of State Express Dry Cleaning, said: “People just can’t be bothered to pick it up. We’ve talked to the council so many times but they don’t want to do anything because it’s private land.

“Every shop is responsible – my spot is spotless because I clean it all the time.”

But Tolworth councillor Thay Thayalan said: “We’ve been working for the last three years to try and do something about it and we do an annual clean up.

“It’s frustrating for residents as well, but because it’s a private access road the council can’t do much.

“We’re trying to do as much as possible but at the end of the day it’s the responsibility of the business owners.”

Sam Ali, a worker at Pizza of Broadway, said: “Sometimes people leave it there and it stops the traffic and you can’t get out.

“It’s very hard for us and our drivers, sometimes you have to wait 10 to 15 minutes just to get out. It looks messy and there is too much. It’s kind of a dump out there now.”

One business owner, who did not want to be named, said: “It’s horrible around there. It’s just mess and it’s not nice to be working around. They had a big clean up but it’s just come back.”

Radio Jackie, which runs its station from the Broadway, visited Broad Oaks last Thursday and found a disused toilet, soiled mattresses and a fridge.

The station said the road has become a “notorious dumping ground” for fly tippers who believe they can get rid of their waste.

A sign in the road reads that fly-tipping is punishable by a maximum fine of £2,500.