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Overgrown Trees and vegetation damaging garden fence
Reported via desktop in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 13:15, Thu 18 September 2025
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8182836.
Resident of 125 Yeoman Meadow, informed the trees behind the garden fence are now so overgrown, they are starting to damage and push against the residents fence and growing under the fence, Resident informed tree is a high sycamore tree, request please to have cut back, thank you
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State changed to: Investigating
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:15, Thu 18 September 2025
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Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location, and we are undertaking a landownership investigation and will update you shortly.
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:13, Tue 23 September 2025
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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 a Priority 4 response. We will schedule vegetation clearance to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 59 days.
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:52, Wed 24 September 2025
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