A farmer has hit out at Kent County Council after being plagued by selfish fly-tippers for two decades.

Roy Glover, 73, of Glover’s Farm in Hartley Bottom Road, Longfield, is sick and tired of consistent fly-tipping on his land but said the degenerate dumpers were not the only party with dirty hands.

Mr Glover said: “My thoughts are that the council need to make it more accessible for people to tip at their facilities. To a certain degree the local authorities have a responsibility.

“They’ll clear it up if it is on their roads, but if it’s at our gateways they won’t go near it.”

Mr Glover runs the farm, which covers land from Longfield to Meopham, Istead Rise and Wrotham Hill, with his older brother and two sons. He explained that among the debris piled on his land were kitchen and bathroom fixtures as well some deadly materials.

Mr Glover said: “Two years ago we had asbestos left for half a mile down the road so the authorities shut it until the mess was cleared up.

“There is never a place on our roads where there isn’t fly-tipping. It is usually van-loads rather than large lorries.”

His comments came after KCC’s highways team was forced to close two roads for 24 hours on August 26, after dumps needed clearing.

Motorists were forced to find new routes after Sandy Lane in Bean was closed, between Claywood Lane and Park Corner Road, and in New Barn with Walnut Hill Road also shut.

The street was closed off due to rubbish left at the Stony Corner and Longfield Avenue area.

Mr Glover said he did not think the problem would be going away any time soon.

He added: “I’m 73 years old and it’s something I’ve had to live with for 20 years or more, but before that we never had a problem with it. It’s only going to get worse because we’ve got more people coming to live in the area. But there are a lot of factors.”