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Drain overgrown with grass causing flooding.

Reported via iOS in the Blocked Drain / Gully category by Mark williams at 12:26, Wednesday 10 June 2026

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9594930.

This drain was dug out last winter..it has now yet again overgrown with grass causing the drain to flood - yet again.This is a perennial problem going back years. With heavy rains it quickly floods,causing cars to only use one lane of the carriageway to pass at a fast speed - accident waiting to happen.

Council ref: ENQ261103881

Asset ID: 290050855

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 12:26, Wednesday 10 June 2026

  • Thank for you for your report, Oxfordshire County Council are receiving large volumes of enquiries at present. To assist us further with your enquiry, please could you provide an image of the issue including the surrounding area of its location as a benchmark. This information will support us in delivering a quicker and more effective service. PLEASE NOTE – Only take photographs where safe in doing so, please do not obstruct live traffic flows, step into a live carriageway, or put yourself at any risk in taking a photo. Thank you in advance for supporting the local community.

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:02, Thursday 25 June 2026

  • Thank you for your report. There are around 147,000 gullies across Oxfordshire. In April 2025, we launched a programme to inspect every gully and catchpit in the county over 12 months. Working with our partners M Group and Drainline, we have completed 100% of the visits and cleaned 135,254 gullies at least once – around 92% of the total.
    Some gullies could not be cleaned despite repeat visits due to parked cars, or issues such as seized lids, these have been flagged for follow up visits. Others were found to have more complex defects and have been added to our capital drainage programme for in-depth investigation and repair.
    Our enhanced gully emptying programme continues into 2026/27, with higher risk areas cleaned annually and others on a two year cycle. Priorities are based on risk, using data from the countywide programme, flood mapping and Section 19 flood investigation reports.
    We appreciate your vigilance and encourage you to report any future highway concerns.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:18, Friday 26 June 2026

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