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Overgrown thorns on public pathway

Reported via mobile in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 20:45, Wednesday 3 June 2026

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council 5 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes later. ref: 9557324.

There are 2 very large overgrown thorns on a public pathway which has a school entrance. Ny son caught himself on today and I’d like to prevent this happening again.

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    Category changed from ‘Other’ to ‘Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging’

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:01, Tuesday 9 June 2026

  • 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.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:01, Tuesday 9 June 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Reported to a third party) - We can confirm that the vegetation is the responsibility of the landowner and is not currently causing any safety issues. We will contact the landowner and request they cut back their vegetation within 14 days of receipt of our correspondence. We will reinspect the vegetation to ensure they have complied.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 07:45, Wednesday 10 June 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Reported to a third party) - We can confirm that the vegetation is the responsibility of the landowner and is not currently causing any safety issues. We will contact the landowner and request they cut back their vegetation within 14 days of receipt of our correspondence. We will reinspect the vegetation to ensure they have complied.

    State changed to: not the council's responsibility

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:40, Friday 31 July 2026

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