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Flooding from blocked ditch into road

Reported via desktop in the Blocked Ditch category by Scott Kordi-Harberd at 10:47, Tuesday 27 January 2026

Sent to North Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8776876.

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Flooding has occurred in Little Oakley, from a blocked ditch next to our home causing the flooding in our garden and into the road, causing problems. The drain under the road is blocked causing a back-up of water to occur and overflow.

Updates

  • 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 10:47, Tuesday 27 January 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.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 10:47, Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • Please provide an update on this, as the report has been flagged as under 'investigation' since i first reported this on 27th January 2026 and have been no activity in terms of any investigation.

    Posted by Scott Kordi-Harberd at 12:59, Friday 30 January 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We will schedule drainage investigation work to be completed within 28 days. When the investigation has been completed, we will inform you of our findings and course of action.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 13:22, Monday 2 February 2026

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    Please expedite the resolution of this issue as the rainfall overnight has caused a huge flooding from the overflowing (blocked) ditch into our garden and into the village road, causing further problems as it edges closed to homes and the waves of vehicles continue to drive through at speed. This MUST be resolved as a matter of urgency. It is not possible to wait 28 days from your last update to get this resolved. Please provide an URGENT update.

    Posted by Scott Kordi-Harberd at 09:23, Friday 6 February 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We will schedule drainage investigation work to be completed within 28 days. When the investigation has been completed, we will inform you of our findings and course of action.
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    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 17:26, Friday 27 March 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 12:01, Wednesday

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 12:36, Wednesday

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