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Overgrown / Overhanging Vegetation Over Footpath

Reported via mobile in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 15:31, Mon 9 September 2024

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 6453668.

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Overgrown / overhanging vegetation over footpath is severly impeding headroom over the path and causing risk of head injury. I have personally injured myself with a deep scratch taking skin off my head by not ducking down quite far enough.

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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 15:31, Mon 9 September 2024

  • Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the photo/s, and we are undertaking a landownership investigation and will update you shortly.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:45, Wed 11 September 2024

  • This problem was initially reported on 9 Setember 2024 and again by me on 24 January 2025 and remains "unfixed", The problem appwars to be ignored and as spring is niow here is getting worse and restricting the width and height of the footpath, Its is niw dangerous to pedestrians. Can it be fixed please

    Posted anonymously at 17:27, Tuesday 11 March 2025

  • 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 17:29, Tuesday 11 March 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Reported to another department within WNC) - 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.
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    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:41, Wednesday 12 March 2025

  • It is now 30 days since the landowner was going to be given 14 days! The problem still exists, nothing has been done whatsoever.

    Posted anonymously at 13:20, Friday 11 April 2025

  • 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 13:22, Friday 11 April 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Highways to Monitor, Routine Inspection Programme) - A further site inspection has been carried out and the vegetation has not been cut back. Another letter has been sent to the land owners to cut back the vegetation and a further site inspection will be carried out after 14 days.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:55, Thursday 17 April 2025

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