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24" pothole just before copse near Blenley Farm

Reported via desktop in the Potholes / Highway Condition category anonymously at 15:26, Wed 3 December 2025

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8497721.

This pothole has been getting larger for many months now and is approx 2 feet in length by around 20" wide and some 5" to 6" deep. It will get much worse with the current wet weather and hard overnight frosts.

Updates

  • 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 15:26, Wed 3 December 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 defect meets the requirement for a Priority 3 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 28 days. Our current average response time for a Priority 3 repair is 12 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:04, Thu 4 December 2025

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:07, Fri 5 December 2025

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:20, Tue 16 December 2025

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

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:36, Tue 16 December 2025

  • The hole has been filled but the repair has been badly done with gaps in a couple of corners. This means it will quickly fail again in cold weather.

    Posted anonymously at 16:13, Wed 31 December 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Highways to Monitor, Routine Inspection Programme), Defect Repair: Work Completed - 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, this defect does not meet the investigatory levels for a repair. We will continue to monitor the condition as part of our routine highway inspection schedule. Should you notice the defect worsening, please inform us by raising a new FixMyStreet enquiry.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:39, Monday 5 January 2026

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