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Unmarked footpath unmaintained and dangerous

Reported via desktop in the Passage-Obstructed/Overgrown category anonymously at 10:40, Sat 17 May 2025 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7581818.

The footpath between ///dentistry.hunk.building and ///outsmart.basically.fleet is unsignposted and totally unmaintained. At ///guidebook.megawatt.condensed there is a flight of steps where the treads have rotted and the handrail is at the point of collapse. This is dangerous and a hazard to users.

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  • Thank you for reporting a fault. Officers will now investigate the concerns and this may take up to 5 working days. If you believe that your concerns are urgent then please phone us.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:40, Sat 17 May 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified rights of way officer has assessed the location, and we are undertaking an investigation and will update you shortly.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:16, Tue 20 May 2025

  • Please provide an update on the actions that have been taken is respect of this matter.

    Posted anonymously at 09:04, Fri 30 May 2025

  • Thank you for providing an update. Officers will now investigate the concerns and this may take up to 5 working days. If you believe that your concerns are urgent then please phone us.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:04, Fri 30 May 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm we will raise a works order for the steps to be repaired .at present we are in the process of contacting the the landowner for access to the site for repairs to take place .
    Also thank you for bringing the matter of the signs to our attention we can confirm that it is our legal responsibility is to ensure that the public right of way are signposted from the highway, additional waymarkers are only installed in locations that are deemed absolutely necessary.
    we would always ask that people carry a map of the area and do not to solely rely on following waymarker discs to guide them .we will continue to monitor this area as a part of our ongoing inspection regime.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:42, Fri 30 May 2025

  • Thank you for confirming that you will raise a works order for repair of the steps. However, the path itself is overgrown and impassable on account of nettles and brambles. Please confirm that you have contacted the landowner to enforce compliance with the legal obligation to keep footpaths open.

    Posted anonymously at 11:14, Wed 18 June 2025

  • Thank you for providing an update. Officers will now investigate the concerns and this may take up to 5 working days. If you believe that your concerns are urgent then please phone us.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:14, Wed 18 June 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for enquiry we can confirm that a rights of way officer for this area has carried out a site inspection and we can confirm a works order has been raised to repair the existing steps. also the footpath vegetation will be cut back .

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:39, Wed 25 June 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 16:26, Tue 30 September 2025

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