Damaged/eroded/narrowed pavement
Reported via mobile in the Grass cutting category anonymously at 13:28, Tuesday 10 June 2025
Sent to Gerrards Cross Town Council 2 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 7688499.
The surface of the pavement outside properties 93 to 99 Packhorse road has eroded and narrowed due to lack of maintenance. This has made it quite dangerous to use, particularly since there will be people standing at the South Park bus stop and passing them on foot is a hazard given how narrow the pavement is there. Also, given the lack of tarmac, the pavement is either muddy or dusty depending on weather, making it an unpleasant experience to use it. The pavement on the other side of the road is in much better condition, but given the traffic at any one time, it is impractical to expect people to cross the road twice to avoid this damaged stretch of pavement. Please do review the problem at your earliest convenience. It looks like the problem has existed for a very long time, since there are signs of an earlier dropped kerb which is no longer in use but has not been reconverted to a walkway.
Updates
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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 13:30, Tuesday 10 June 2025
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Update
We have reviewed the issue reported and have amended the category; this will ensure your report is directed to the most appropriate team at the council.
State changed to: For Triage
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 13:16, Thursday 12 June 2025
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.