Fixed
A drain on the highway outside a 5 bar green gate (The White Cottage)
Reported via desktop in the Blocked drain category anonymously at 15:45, Wed 23 November 2022
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 3987639.
Ref: The White Cottage, Church Rd, Penn, Bucks, HP10 8LY
Damage to domestic property
Sir / Madam
Our home, as identified above, is being subjected to damage due to the drain on the highway at the boundary being totally inadequate. This drain can be found at the top of our drive, on the highway near the 5 bar green gate. During heavy rains, the drain does not cope, the water then runs down my drive towards my home and as you can see floods over towards my home, front door and down the side of the property causing damage all over.
I wish to make a claim against TFB for this damage and ask what procedures do I need to follow, equally ask that an investigation can take place to prevent this from happening. Your records will show that this is not the first time this has happened (initial report 2017 I think), its been reported before yet nothing has been resolved
Updates
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This has been passed to the Local Area Technician to investigate.
We know that an important part of any road network is the drainage system which is designed to carry water away from the road surface. Even when a gully is clean and well maintained it will only cope with a certain volume of water at one time, a sudden and heavy downpour can still cause flooding especially if the road is in a low lying area.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 15:45, Wed 23 November 2022
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Update
We have completed our inspection of the issue and have made arrangements for it to be resolved within 6-8 weeks.
Please be assured, we will continue to monitor the area in line with our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 09:09, Mon 12 December 2022
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Update
We are very pleased to tell you that the issue reported has now been resolved.
Alongside our safety inspection policy, reports from the public help us to keep the roads in Buckinghamshire safe.
State changed to: Fixed
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 08:37, Mon 6 February 2023
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.