Vejle Municipality has reported a landowner and contractor to the police following unauthorized earthworks on a coastal slope near Vejle Fjord. The action was confirmed by Søren Peschardt, chairman of the Climate, Nature, and Environment Committee in Vejle Municipality.

The municipality’s decision to file a police report comes after the landowner and contractor allegedly failed to comply with a cease and desist order issued by Vejle Municipality regarding the terrain alterations on the slope. Peschardt expressed his frustration and concern for the environment, emphasizing that such actions should not be profitable.

The Coastal Directorate was already reviewing the possibility of a police report, but Vejle Municipality has taken action after multiple injunctions were ignored. The unauthorized work has impacted an estimated 3,800 square meters of the coastal slope.

The situation came to light when Vejle Municipality discovered a broken sewer line in the area in early April. Municipal staff discovered construction equipment and ongoing excavation work on the slope.

Peschardt also indicated his intention to involve Minister for the Environment Magnus Heunicke in the matter. The unauthorized work included the removal of trees and bushes, as well as the installation of iron posts along the slope. The landowner has stated that the work was done in response to a natural landslide.