Concerns about illegal waste at the yard had been raised several times before a judge ordered the site to temporarily close.
Previous enforcement orders at the site had failed to stop unlawful activity on the land, the BBC reported at the time.
A large-scale operation – including about 100 officials from the police, council, RSPCA and Environment Agency – began after the site was closed.
It had been previously shut down temporarily after being raided by police in 2017.
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw said in 2019 that the site was a “nuisance that has blighted the community”.
When he was sentenced, Smith was described by police as the “brazen” boss of a crime operation that handled stolen machinery, vehicles and clothing.
The BBC has attempted to contact Smith’s wife and former business partner, Mary, for comment.
