Drain on corner of Francis row

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 20:10, Thu 4 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 2 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 7 days.

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:54, Tue 9 December 2025

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

  State changed to: Action scheduled

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:02, Wed 17 December 2025

• There is an inspection chamber for this drain on the nearby footpath. This has also filled with kmud and debris in the past and should also be investigated when the repair team are on site.

  Posted anonymously at 16:37, Wed 17 December 2025

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled - 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 2 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 7 days.
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:00, Fri 19 December 2025

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  This was originally scheduled for work within 7 days of 9th December. We are well past that now and, as the photos show, the drain (and nearly collection chamber) are absolutely full of mud. The last time this system was in this state it resulted in serious flooding to our property.

  Posted by Kevin Appleton at 15:54, Thursday 1 January 2026

• The blocked drains still haven’t been cleaned or pumped out as programmed . The dry weather has helped as the water collected has eventually drained away . However as soon as we have rain again the blockage will again force a flood

  Posted anonymously at 21:32, Thursday 1 January 2026
  Still open, via questionnaire

• Investigation: Not Started (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:11, Monday 12 January 2026

• Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled - Please accept our apologies that this has not yet been attended to. Recent weather events have required us to reprioritise other essential works, which has unfortunately caused a knock-on delay to this activity. We are now rescheduling these works as a priority and will update the report with revised timescales within the next 7 days
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:28, Tuesday 13 January 2026

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

  State changed to: Action scheduled

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:10, Tuesday 13 January 2026

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

  State changed to: In progress

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:07, Wednesday 14 January 2026

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

  State changed to: Fixed

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:28, Wednesday 14 January 2026