Danny Thorpe, 79, of Kenfield Farm, Clenchwarton is on trial at King's Lynn Crown Court, accused of failing to comply with stop notices issued by the Environment Agency and breaching a restriction order not to enter land at Clockcase Road in the village.

Phil Henderson, an enforcement team leader with the Environment Agency, said it was concerned about the potential for fire on Thorpe's land, where waste activities were being carried out.

He said it had written to Thorpe prior to the blaze on May, 2022,

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