Investigating
Blocked drain that floods when it rains
Reported via desktop in the Blocked - flooding private property category anonymously at 10:24, Wed 19 November 2025
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8438400.
Blocked drain in front of 20 Nene Rise floods her driveway when it rains. needs to be repaired/cleared out.
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State changed to: Investigating
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:24, Wed 19 November 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 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 59 days.
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 17:45, Mon 24 November 2025
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Flooding is still happening whenever we have heavy rain, goes down the driveway and floods into the garage. Sliw response not really acceptable.
Posted anonymously at 17:12, Sun 21 December 2025
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have been made aware of this issue. A works order has been raised which you can follow on 8438400 and add updates. The expected completion date for these works will be 25/05/2026
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 07:17, Tue 23 December 2025
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