Action scheduled
Blocked drain causing flooding when raining
Reported via mobile in the Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path category anonymously at 12:33, Mon 8 December 2025
Sent to Northumberland County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8516867.
Blocked drain outside 99 Prospect Ave filling up and overflowing whenever it rains causing large puddle across street when rains hard. This has been blocked for a couple of months.
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Thank you for contacting us about an issue with a drain.
Our inspection teams will review your report within 10 working days.
We will investigate drain reports that relate to the following:-
- Where cars are having to drive on the opposite side of the road due to a blocked drain
- Where pedestrians are having to walk off the pavement into the road due to a blocked drain
- Where the road is not passable due to blocked drains
- Where surface water from the highway is entering business premises
- Where surface water from the highway is entering private property
- Where there is a build-up of surface water at a bus stop
- Where there is a build-up of surface water at pedestrian crossings
Below are some examples of blocked drains:
Posted by Northumberland County Council at 12:33, Mon 8 December 2025
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Great news, we have progress on your report.
Our inspection team have completed their investigations and instructed repairs to be completed. At this time the repair does not meet our immediate repair criteria.
We have added this repair to our future schedule of works.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Northumberland County Council at 14:42, Mon 8 December 2025
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Great news, we have an update.
We've completed our investigation and works are now planned. We aim to complete repairs within 14 working days.
Posted by Northumberland County Council at 14:50, Mon 8 December 2025
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Blocked drain at top end of Prospect Avenue reported before Xmas but still not been actioned/unblocked as of 13/1/2026
Posted anonymously at 14:27, Tuesday 13 January 2026
Still open, via questionnaire
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