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Overgrown vegetation and ditch blocked causing local flooding

Reported via mobile in the Blocked Ditch Causing Flooding category anonymously at 14:53, Thursday 22 January 2026 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council 4 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 8744612.

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The vegetation on the right hand side as you go down Church Street towards the green is growing out and causing pedestrians to have to walk too far out in the road additionally the ditch in this area all the way down the whole length of the field called Springcroft is blocked and this is leading to significant localised flooding in the area which is particularly dangerous during the cold weather, we are having

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    Category changed from ‘Other’ to ‘Blocked Ditch Causing Flooding’

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:58, Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • 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.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:58, Tuesday 27 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 3 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 28 days. Our current average response time for a Priority 3 repair is 12 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:06, Monday 2 February 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 17:36, Monday 16 February 2026

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

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:45, Thursday 5 March 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:12, Wednesday 11 March 2026

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:56, Thursday 2 April 2026

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