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Overhanging tree causing damage

Reported via mobile in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 12:27, Mon 12 August 2024

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 6345460.

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This tree on the green is overhanging the house and requires maintenance be cut back to prevent damage to the property. The parish council has informed us they do not own the land and it belongs WNC Highways. Please accept this as reasonable notice ice that a nuisance is being caused and we are providing reasonable time of 21 days to take necessary steps to abate the nuisance

Updates

  • 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 12:27, Mon 12 August 2024

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Reported to a third party) - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that the vegetation is the responsibility of the landowner. In accordance with the WNC Network Management Plan, we will contact the landowner and request they cut back their vegetation within 14 days of receipt of our correspondence. We will reinspect the vegetation to ensure they have complied.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:09, Mon 19 August 2024

  • 14 Days have now passed and the tree has still not been cut back as above. The tree causes nuisance when it is Windy and is keeping the tenant awake! Please rectify this issue.

    Posted by Emma Newman at 10:29, Thu 5 September 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 10:29, Thu 5 September 2024

  • Despite calling WNC, being transfer to Kier and promised the ‘engineer’ in charge would call with an update last week, I am still waiting…..

    Posted anonymously at 12:56, Mon 9 September 2024
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Investigation: Completed (Highways to Monitor, Routine Inspection Programme) - 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 vegetation at this location is not currently meet the intervention criteria. We will continue to monitor the vegetation as part of our routine highway inspection schedule. Should you notice this issue worsening, please inform us by raising a new Fixmystreet enquiry.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:02, Tue 10 September 2024

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.