Fixed
Vegetation overgrowing the path
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 6044133.
All the way down the Welton Road footpath behind Parker Academy the undergrowth is overhanging the path. The suckers from trees 3ft from the path have not been cut back and the shrubs and brambles are causing obstruction to pedestrians. In some places the trees are overhanging below 5ft in height. When it rains, it is impossible to walk along here without getting soaked. This is a busy path used by people with pushchairs and heavy shopping. No maintenance has been done up here over the winter and everything needs cutting back to the tree trunks.
Updates
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Investigation: Ongoing - The trees and hedgerows are privately owned. We will contact landowner and request these are cut back
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The trees, shrubs and undergrowth are on the roadside verge which is owned by the council, not on private land. The metal fence is the school side. The school grounds are owned by the council, regardless of who is the tenant .This is the same verge that is cut occasionally by Norse. The current weather means that everything is growing more quickly and that the vegetation is often wet as pedestrians are walking past, so we get wet as well
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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.
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Investigation: Ongoing (Reported to a third party) - The trees and hedgerows are privately owned. We will contact landowner and request these are cut back.
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The vegetation is on council land. If the maintenance has been outsourced to a third party, this does not make it privately owned.
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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.
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This has still not been addressed and the trees and undergrowth are continuing to grow. Please advise who we should be contacting who can ensure action is taken.
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This path is now almost unusable. Please provide an urgent update.
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Investigation: Completed (Work Completed) - We can confirm that the works here have been completed and this is no longer a safety defect.
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