A council was ordered to pay £12k for filling a cave on Hilbre Island with foam, which caused a three day fire.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council appeared in Liverpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 6, charged with carrying out a licensable marine activity without a marine licence granted by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The court heard how the offence took place at Hilbre Island, just off the coast of Wirral.
Following a partial cliff collapse in 2016, the council commissioned a report to investigate the stability of the area. The report set out several options to prevent further collapsing and the council to infill a cave in the cliffside.
