A property company has been fined for failing to comply with planning conditions.

Bishopsgate Property Rentals Limited pleaded guilty to the charges and was ordered to pay a fine, costs and a court surcharge totalling £1,668.

The firm breached two planning conditions related to landscaping and ecological enhancements for a new property on Lodge Road, Locks Heath.

Fareham Borough Council had tried to resolve the issue informally before issuing a formal breach notice.

However, the developer did not meet the conditions by the specified deadline, resulting in the council taking legal action.

Councillor David Foot, chairman of the planning committee at Fareham Borough Council, said: "I am pleased that the courts treated this matter seriously and found the developer guilty of this planning breach.

"It is particularly vexing when developers, who should know better, do not adhere to planning conditions, and fail to put things right.

"The planning conditions were imposed to preserve the local environment and ensure wildlife was properly taken into account."