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Drains blocked

Reported via mobile in the Blocked/Damaged category anonymously at 13:44, Wed 25 September 2024

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 6514629.

Whilst one drain has been partially cleared there are two other drains at the top of Church Lane that are still are partially blocked due to slit at the side of the road. Only removing the silt covering the drain will not solve the issue as the slit at the side of the road will block the grain again next time it rains. The side of the road need needs to be cleared to allow the drains to function correctly

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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 13:44, Wed 25 September 2024

  • Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. West Northants received approximately 140mm of rain over a short period of time, resulting in severe flash flooding in many areas. The heavy rainfall had the ability to overwhelm the surface water drainage system. If your report is a repeat flooding incident, please could update this enquiry with further information, so that we can investigate. If this is not a repeat incident, we will close the enquiry after 7 days and the highways team will continue to monitor the location

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:42, Fri 27 September 2024

  • This is repeat issue and has not been logged due to the recent heavy rain

    Posted anonymously at 14:37, Sat 28 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 14:37, Sat 28 September 2024

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - 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 flooding has been assessed and requires a Priority 3 response. We will schedule drainage investigation work to be completed within 28 days. When the investigation has been completed, we will inform you of our findings and course of action. Our current average response time for a Priority 3 is 13 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 17:40, Thu 3 October 2024

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 14:36, Wed 23 October 2024

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 18:29, Wed 20 November 2024

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 19:28, Wed 18 December 2024

  • Due to the drains and sludge at the side of the road not being cleared, the drains further down the street are now blocked and not draining correctly. Ignoring this for a few months has created a much bigger job as all the drains down the street now need to be cleaned out.

    Posted anonymously at 10:04, Thu 19 December 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 10:07, Thu 19 December 2024

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - 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 flooding has been assessed and requires a Priority 4 response. We will schedule drainage investigation work to be completed within 26 weeks. When the investigation has been completed, we will inform you of our findings and course of action. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 62 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:21, Mon 23 December 2024

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 00:25, Thursday 16 January 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 06:51, Thursday 13 February 2025

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