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Drain blocked under road

Reported via mobile in the Blocked Drain / Gully category by Roger Fiander at 15:06, Fri 20 December 2024 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6886163.

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The two gullies at the bottom of our drive are not draining away, due to a blockage under Mere Road.

I keep on reporting this problem: I see you have marked my most recent report as 'fixed' and closed it.

I am sure there must be some mistake, as the gullies have obviously not been cleared.

Please, I must ask again, do not close this report until the problem is a tall fixed.

Council ref: ENQ241028514

Asset ID: 291107858

Updates

  • Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:07, Fri 20 December 2024

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    Here is the gully on the other side, it keeps getting blocked by leaves and rubbish that washes down Mere Road

    State changed to: Open

    Posted anonymously at 15:08, Fri 20 December 2024

  • Sorry, spell checker failed me and converted 'actually ' into 'at all'

    Posted anonymously at 15:11, Fri 20 December 2024

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    Yet again the road is badly flooded and we are unable to leave our property without wellingtons

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted anonymously at 11:36, Wed 1 January 2025

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    Road flooded again

    Posted anonymously at 12:12, Mon 6 January 2025

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    The state of the flood at just after 10 this morning

    Posted anonymously at 22:33, Fri 24 January 2025

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    Yet again we have a flooded road that stops me from walking dryshod off our drive

    Posted anonymously at 16:14, Sun 26 January 2025

  • This morning the flood is well over the centre of the road, the wheelie bins are standing in several inches of water and it's raining hard so I shan't add yet more photos of the same thing yet again.

    Posted anonymously at 10:40, Tue 28 January 2025

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    Flooded again. Both gullies either side of our drive are now totally full, I've raised separate reports, one for each

    Posted by Roger Fiander at 13:19, Fri 31 January 2025

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    This screenshot, taken from the Fix My Street web site, clearly shows where the drains run which connect the three gullies.

    Note, the gully outside Lark Rise has been draining perfectly,

    Posted anonymously at 13:34, Fri 31 January 2025

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    Flooded again

    Posted by Roger Fiander at 12:45, Mon 10 February 2025

  • It's light rain, but the road is yet again thoroughly flooded over half way across

    Posted by Roger Fiander at 11:15, Wed 26 February 2025

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    Well, I'm surprised that the little rain we have just had has proved that clearing the gullies has had no beneficial effect and proved that the problem remains with the drain that runs under Mere Road

    Posted by Roger Fiander at 15:11, Sun 13 April 2025

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    Flooded yet again. It's been like this for nearly 18 months now

    Posted by Roger Fiander at 16:43, Thu 5 June 2025

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    Flooded yet again, lots of wash from traffic driving through

    Posted anonymously at 12:43, Sun 6 July 2025

  • Thank you for bringing the drainage issue at Mere Road to our attention. We truly appreciate your proactive approach in helping us maintain the quality of our highways. We are pleased to inform you that Finmere is scheduled for gully emptying in the third quarter of this financial year, October-December 2025. Rest assured, all Highway Surface Water Assets in the area will be thoroughly cleansed within the specified timeframe.
    Your report has been closed, and we are committed to ensuring that the necessary actions are taken promptly.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 10:24, Fri 18 July 2025

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.