A Bodorgan man who illegally used farmland to store caravans has been ordered to pay over £1100 in fines and costs.

Council officers took enforcement action against Wayne Jones, who was using a site at Capel Mawr to store vehicles without seeking planning permission first.

He failed to appear at Caernarfon Magistrates Court, but was found guilty in his absence.

The court heard static and touring caravans were being kept at Bwthyn Ffynnon, along with horse boxes, boats and storage units.

An enforcement notice against Jones was issued in January, but he had failed to comply.

Anglesey Council argued it amounted to an "unauthorised development in the open countryside" which had "an unacceptable, adverse impact" on what is designated as a Special Landscape Area.

Planning officers did not consider that Jones should be granted permission because planning conditions would not overcome objections.

In court, the council requested that the matter be proven in his absence, and following approval, officers presented their case to magistrates.

Jones, who did not enter a plea, was fined £660 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £264 - a total of £1,124.

Following the court case last month, Cllr Nicola Roberts, who holds the planning portfolio on Anglesey Council, said: "Unlike most people, Mr Jones did not try to seek lawful planning consent."

"He chose to use this agricultural land without permission and was therefore issued with a planning enforcement notice."

"The Isle of Anglesey County Council will not tolerate planning breaches of this nature and will take all necessary steps in order to resolve them."