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Gravel washing down road has blocked ditch.

Reported via mobile in the Blocked/Damaged category anonymously at 14:18, Wed 23 July 2025 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7921838.

Gravel being washed down the road has gone into drain and then discharged to our ditch. This has backed up and now blocked culvert under bridge. Leading to flooding of garden.

Updates

  • 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 14:18, Wed 23 July 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 52 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:18, Mon 28 July 2025

  • Nothing has yet been done about this issue.

    Posted anonymously at 12:16, Monday 12 January 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 52 days.
    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:16, Monday 12 January 2026

  • This was first reported 26 weeks ago and nothing has changed. So another 26 weeks?

    Posted anonymously at 16:44, Monday 12 January 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 52 days. SLA date is 23/01/26

    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways
    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:08, Tuesday 13 January 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:58, Friday 23 January 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled - Please accept our apologies for the delay in completing these works. Due to the recent adverse weather conditions, we have had to reprioritise certain tasks. This job is now scheduled to be completed during the week commencing 30th January. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways
    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:06, Friday 23 January 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:58, Tuesday 27 January 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 21:47, Monday 2 February 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Ongoing

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:34, Tuesday 10 February 2026

  • Very nice team attended the site. The problem isn’t the drain that they sucked clean. It’s gravel washing down from the drain further up road that runs into the culvert. Culvert needs cleaning so water can run away down field side ditch. And thus prevent flooding of garden.

    Posted anonymously at 11:27, Tuesday 10 February 2026

  • Investigation: Not Started (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Ongoing

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:29, Tuesday 10 February 2026

  • Investigation: Not Started (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:31, Wednesday 18 February 2026

  • Investigation: Not Started (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Defect Found

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:47, Wednesday 25 February 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Duplicate), Defect Repair: Defect Found - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue. A works order has been raised which you can follow on FMS-8846153 and add updates. The expected completion date for these works will be 17/08/26.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:13, Thursday 5 March 2026

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