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Roadside trees dead and dangerous

Reported via desktop in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category by Andy Cuthbert at 13:43, Friday 14 March 2025

Sent to North Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7278977.

A recent tree survey has shown that along the verge with Chelston Rise estate there is a large amount of dead Elm trees within falling distance of the road..

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 an emergency (such as flooding, highway obstructions fallen trees), please call 0300 126 3000, Monday to Friday (9.00 to 17.00). Outside these hours, please call 01604 651074.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 13:43, Friday 14 March 2025

  • 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 North Northamptonshire Council at 13:44, Friday 14 March 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found) - 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 North Northamptonshire Council at 15:40, Friday 21 March 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm a letter has been sent to the landowner requesting they take action of the regarded vegetation.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 13:20, Monday 24 March 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 16:19, Friday 11 April 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 06:08, Saturday 10 May 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 06:35, Saturday 7 June 2025

  • Ditches are also blocked with debris from the trees

    Posted by Andy Cuthbert at 07:26, Saturday 5 July 2025
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Thank you for providing an update. 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 North Northamptonshire Council at 07:26, Saturday 5 July 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm a letter has been sent to the landowner requesting they take action of the regarded vegetation.
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    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 07:09, Wednesday 9 July 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (No Action Necessary) - Thank you for your enquiry. A Community Steward has assessed the location, and we can confirm that the vegetation at this location does not currently meet the intervention criteria. We will continue to monitor the vegetation as part of our routine highway inspection schedule. Should you notice this issue worsening, please inform us by raising a new Fixmystreet enquiry.

    State changed to: No further action

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 14:05, Monday 21 July 2025

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