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Unable to access due to bushes

Reported via desktop in the Passage-Obstructed/Overgrown category anonymously at 14:59, Sun 5 May 2024

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 5934902.

The whole field has crops and the footpath has not been laid through them. At the furthest end just before you enter the housing estate the entire footpath is blocked by thorny bushes. These have been here for years but people could walk around them. However this alternative route has now been blocked with a deep ditch.

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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.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:59, Sun 5 May 2024

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Reported to a third party) - A letter has been sent to the land/homeowner requesting them to cut back the vegetation in the next 28 days, we will update you further once we have revisited the site.
    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
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    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 16:36, Mon 13 May 2024

  • It is now over 28 days and no work has been done. The footpath remains inaccessible.

    Posted anonymously at 09:49, Wed 19 June 2024

  • 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 09:49, Wed 19 June 2024

  • This footpath is still blocked. It is now 2 months since the original report.

    Please update.

    Posted anonymously at 11:21, Thu 4 July 2024

  • These are photos on this same path, which is currently impassable, taken last week. Clearly there has been no progress since the original report in May. Additionally, a drainage ditch has been dug across the path just before the county boundary. This is a key footpath from Market Harborough into the north Northants countryside and failure to resolve the issue reflects badly on the council.

    Posted anonymously at 15:05, Mon 22 July 2024

  • Investigation: Completed (Work Completed) - Thank you for your enquiry. An inspector has reinspected this location and the route is now clear.
    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

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:06, Mon 9 September 2024

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