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Bushes overgrown over hanging and blocking street light

Reported via mobile in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 13:56, Tuesday 4 March 2025

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7224269.

Overgrown bushes that belong to the council. Overgrown, over hanging, have not been maintained over years. Residents are unable to get through their back gates, god forbid there’s an emergency and they need to vacate their property, they can not as bushes take over. Today the council have been out to cut other bushes back and down but again have failed to pay any attention to these bushes. This issues had been presents since 2022 maybe even longer. I know of elderly people whose property backs onto this issue and they struggle to maintain which in fact isn’t their problem.

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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 13:56, Tuesday 4 March 2025

  • 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 vegetation meets the criteria for Priority 2 response. We will schedule vegetation clearance to be completed within 7 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:24, Wednesday 5 March 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Rejected

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:23, Thursday 6 March 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Rejected

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:38, Friday 7 March 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Reported to another department within WNC), Defect Repair: Rejected - Thank you for your enquiry. This has been reported to the Property Response Service team at West Northamptonshire Council under reference: FMS-7224269 . Any further queries, please contact them direct on 0300 1267000.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:03, Monday 10 March 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 17:26, Tuesday 1 April 2025

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