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Blocked Drain caused by pole with blue rope on it
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7738470.
This case started in Jan 2024 FMS Ref: 5475787, jetting happened, case closed.
Recent case Jan 2025 FMS Ref: 6960745, jetting happened yesterday 19.06.25, case closed.
Today burst water main up the lane on Newbolt Close causing excess water in to the drainage system and now flooding out from the verge and around the HV Pole that has gone through the drain.
I respectfully ask all parties to review the evidence and do a proper overview and root cause analysis and repair the underground drain, relocate the HV Pole or what is deemed necessary.
Thank you
Paul Davey-Turner 07740 942331 Firdale House, 40 Tews End Lane.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We have been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised. The works that will be carried out is a CCTV survey and a investigation of the mainline. This is a Priority 4 which means that these work will be carried out within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 52 days.
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9 July 2025 Good morning, National Grid have now moved the pole and repaired and replaced the culvert pipe as you will see from my photographs.
Can you please get your jetting team back to clear the culvert all the way through. During the recent rain storm surface water was coming out of the drain by the field entrance by the bungalows up the lane, it was then causing the lane to flood, which is why I called your out of hours flood line on Sunday 6th July, I also had to call Anglian Water as the Sewer was overflowing probably due to the same surface entering the sewer in via another inspection chamber up the street.
The ongoing cost to WNC must be enormous with the re-occurring road damage due to surface , my last count is 28 visits this year alone.
Please review and action this is an access road used by parents, children & residents heading to and from our local school.
Thank you Paul Davey-Turner
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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: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We have been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised. The works that will be carried out is a CCTV survey and a investigation of the mainline. This is a Priority 4 which means that these work will be carried out within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 52 days.
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