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Footpath swallowed by mud - from 6’ wide to 1’

Reported via mobile in the Footpath / pavement problem category anonymously at 17:24, Tuesday 18 February 2025

Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7153361.

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The footpath/pavement along London Road gets progressively narrower until it is a mere one foot wide next to the Nag’s Head. My five year old son and I dug out a sample section and found it should be six feet wide! We cannot get down there with the baby in the buggy when the footpath is flooded (as it frequently is in winter) or in summer until the nettles are cut back (several months in to the growth). Basically it’s inaccessible more than it is accessible. This is also bad for the schoolchildren at the Misbourne. See all the other reports made there over time - there are many, at different times of year. If it were properly dug out, just once, there would all be solved!

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  • The report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection of the issue within 10 working days, emergency defects will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the defect or other suitable action. If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised to make the defect safe.

    There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 17:25, Tuesday 18 February 2025

  • Update

    The Highways Officer has attended the site and completed an inspection based on your report.

    As a result of this inspection, we plan to resolve the issue reported within 6-8 weeks.

    Thank you for taking the time to let us know, your reports alongside our Highways Safety Inspections are crucial to ensuring our network is safe for all residents and visitors.

    Regards
    Buckinghamshire Highways

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 10:50, Thursday 6 March 2025

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