4-inch deep pothole

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 15:18, Thursday 15 January 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 2/6/26

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:53, Friday 16 January 2026

• Increasingly deep and dangerous pothole catagorised as "routine".

  Posted anonymously at 16:07, Thursday 12 February 2026
  Still open, via questionnaire

• 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 16:07, Thursday 12 February 2026

• If the wait for this pothole to be fixed is as long as 4 months it'll be a sink hole.

  Posted anonymously at 19:57, Thursday 12 February 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 02/06/26. Thank you for raising your concern, we will continue to monitor this location in the meantime.

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:04, Monday 23 February 2026

• This pothole is now much bigger and is in the middle of the road on a fast bend, making a worsening accident risk as people hit it or try to avoid it.

  Posted anonymously at 07:23, Thursday 12 March 2026

• 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 07:23, Thursday 12 March 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 02/06/26. Thank you for raising your concern, we will continue to monitor this location in the meantime.
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:24, Thursday 12 March 2026

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  This was reported over 2 months ago and is now about the size of half a car length.

  Posted anonymously at 18:35, Sunday 22 March 2026

• 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 18:36, Sunday 22 March 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 02/06/26. Thank you for raising your concern, we will continue to monitor this location in the meantime.
  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 14:16, Wednesday 25 March 2026

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  Getting worse

  Posted anonymously at 15:25, Tuesday 31 March 2026

• 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 15:25, Tuesday 31 March 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 02/06/26. Thank you for raising your concern, we will continue to monitor this location in the meantime.
  West Northamptonshire Council is committed to maintaining safe and reliable roads, but it isn’t possible to repair every pothole immediately. The council must prioritise repairs based on available budget, workforce capacity, and the need to address the most safety critical defects first. All decisions are guided by the Highway Inspection Manual, which sets out how road defects are assessed and the timescales for repair. This ensures that resources are used responsibly and that the highest risk issues, such as those posing a danger to road users, are dealt with as quickly as possible while lower risk defects are scheduled appropriately within the limits of available funding.
  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 14:29, Thursday 9 April 2026