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Completely blocked drain
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9597944.
This drain has been blocked for as long as I can remember, as have all the rest along Station Road from my house up the hill towards Brixworth. When it rains moderately to heavily the water runs down the hill bypassing all the blocked drains and accumulating in significant amounts on my property since I am at the bottom of the hill and my house is lower than the road. This has already caused one 9ft high 8” square solid oak gatepost to rot and collapse (only fitted in 2016) - should have lasted a lifetime. It also gathers underneath my house which has suspended floors and has recently completely flooded the garden and approached the entrance to the property. I will also be reporting the other 3 drains further up the hill - 1 outside number 6, 1 on the other side of the road opposite number 6 and the one outside number one which is actually totally invisible due to the vegetation growing out of it.
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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.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - We have assessed the location and we can confirm that the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks.
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26 weeks ? that’s 10th December. I pointed out in my reports that these blocked drains cause flooding to my property and have already caused damage. The water from the hill and travels past all the blocked drains to my property which is at the bottom of the hill. I can confidently expect heavy rainfall at least once before 10th December and would therefore request that you upgrade the priority of these repairs
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Investigation: Not Started (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled - Thank you for getting in touch. We’re pleased to let you know that we’re planning to have this work completed by the end of July.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled
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Why had the status changed from scheduled to rescheduled and what is the time frame for this repair now ?
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This repair was schedule to be completed by the end of July but now appears to have been rescheduled but no time frame has been stated. I asked last week when it was rescheduled for but no answer. Could you please let me know when I can expect this repair to take place as it is having a detrimental effect on my property and, as I have already stated, has cost me a significant amount of money.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled - 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-9597944. The expected completion date for these works will be 31/07/2026.
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It is now the end of July and these drains have not been dealt with as you promised they would be by now. When will this work take place ?
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled - 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-9597944. The expected completion date for these works will be 31/07/2026.
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