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Bin bags full of rubble have also been left on one end of the car park for a month, a resident claims.

Cornwall Council has been accused of wasting energy at one of its offices as residents claimed the lights are left on all night and windows are left open when the heating system is on.

Bin bags full of rubble have also been left on one end of the car park for a month, it has been claimed.

A resident of Bodmin made both discoveries while walking his dog in the town’s Beacon Technology Park – where Cornwall Council built its Chy Trevail office in 2015.

The scrap man said that many lights, on the floors and in the staircases, could be seen from outside the building every day at different times of the night.

He also claimed that a lot of windows were left open all night and he could hear the heating system running.

He described the discovery as ‘frustrating’ and ‘annoying’ and sent a dozen pictures to Cornwall Live.

‘I was taking loads to prove that that’s every day, it’s not just one-offs,’ he said.

“it’s not just one-offs”

‘Some will say I’m petty, but no, I work hard, I have to work every day to pay for that and the council tax. I am annoyed. They keep saying, “Can’t do that, don’t have any money,” while this happens every night, seven days a week.’

He said that he usually walked his dog late at night around 10.30pm and very early in the morning and that the people he meets on the walks also talk about it.

He added: ‘It is frustrating, especially as I spoke to someone from the council a month ago.’

The local resident also showed Cornwall Live bin bags left at the end of the car park which seem to be full of rubble and could have been there for a month, according to his complaint.

‘Fly-tipping at Cornwall Council, you can’t make it up,’ he said. ‘Someone must have seen it, but it’s been there for a month.’

“Fly-tipping at Cornwall Council, you can’t make it up”

Cornwall Council said it might be due to an issue with the building’s lighting sensors.

‘Chy Trevail is fitted with light and movement detection sensors and the heating is managed by a timer programmed in line with building operating hours and a temperature sensor system,’ a spokesperson for County Hall said.

‘We’re aware of an issue and we’re working hard to diagnose and repair an intermittent fault with some of the lighting sensors within the building, which unfortunately has resulted in occasions where lights have come on outside of normal operating hours.’

They also said the waste will now be removed as soon as possible. The spokesperson added: ‘Site inspections take place and particular attention will be given to removing any waste that has been left on the site.’