FIXMYSTREET IN IP26 4PL
The following problems have been reported on Fix My Street within 2 miles of IP26 4PL:
Where's the signage? (Methwold FP 11), 6th May
Norfolk County Council, please look at the photographs. The single, tiny roundel, just 95 mm in diameter, and bearing lettering which is just FOUR MILLIMETRES in height, obscurely placed on an east-facing wall, is grossly inadequate. The roundel is not visible at all, in the first two photographs, and is hardly visible in the third. How can anyone reasonably be expected to spot this signpost, from the Hythe Road? Hythe Road is wide, users of Hythe Road on foot, may be approaching on any side of the road - there's a footway on either side of Hythe Road, remember! Norfolk County Council, these small, 95mm roundels are intended for waymarking ALONG paths, aimed at those already on paths, and not in a situation like this. You are treating your statutory signposting duties with utter contempt!
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Crown Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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No signpost for the public path (Methwold FP 9), 6th May
No signpost, at the point where Methwold FP 9 leaves Globe Street.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Globe Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Path physically narrow (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Please look at the photographs. The physically available path, here, is just 0.9 metre wide, which is extremely narrow. Norfolk County Council, what is the legal width of the path, here, according to your Highway Boundary team? The double solid line on the 1905 Ordnance Survey map - https://maps.nls.uk/view/120853574 - is suggestive of a width nearer 10 feet. What is causing the available path width to be so badly encroached upon, here? Norfolk County Council, you will already be aware of the tendency of this path to be encroached upon, from this report back in 2018: https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/1352507
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Unauthorised gate STILL THERE! (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Please look at the photographs. Reported on 2018 - https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/1352506 - and again in 2020 - https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/2285311 Norfolk County Council, why are you allowing this completely unnecessary gate to remain in situ? It is clearly posting an obstacle to the public, as shown by the worn tracks beside it. The obstacle is forcing the public either to squeeze beside it on the south side, or to ascend and descend the raised bank on the north side.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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No signage for Methwold FP 7, 6th May
Please look at the photographs. Although there is signage for Methwold FP 9 and for Methwold FP8, there is NOTHING to indicate Methwold FP 7, to the east. Norfolf County Council, this situation is actually misleading - because the other two paths are clearly signposted, this misleadingly suggests, to the public, that FP 7 doesn't exist. Please study the third photograph: The visible, beaten track IS NOT FOOTPATH NO. 7. I accidentally followed this path, thinking that it was FP7, and lost my way - even though, in my case, I already knew where FP 7 really goes. Norfolk County Council, you need to utilise appropriate signage to make the correct whereabouts of FP 7, between TL 7277 9468 and TL 7289 9467, much more apparent on the ground. According to https://maps.norfolk.gov.uk/highways/ the path actually changes direction at TL 7285 9468, something which is far from clear on the ground.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Signage needed (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Norfolk County Council, please look at the photographs. How is anybody, unfamiliar with the locality, supposed to know where the path runs, through the grounds associated with No. 14? It is almost as though you are too shy to signpost this part of the public path, clearly. On the contrary, you have a duty to assist persons unfamiliar with the locality to follow the course of this path, and also to assert and protect the rights of the public as to the use and enjoyment of the path. Waymarking is needed at approx grid ref: TL 7295 9466, to indicate to the public, clearly and unequivocally, that the path exists, and where it runs.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Why no signpost? (Methwolrd FP 7), 6th May
Please look at the photographs. In most situations like this, where a public path goes through a gate, there would be signage to indicate the path, in either direction. Why not, Norfolk County Council? Why haven't you not signposted the path, here? In the absence of signage, the very existence of the path is far from clear, to anyone unfamiliar with the locality. Norfolk County Council, are you conspiring with the landowners to keep the public out? If not, then SIGNPOST THIS PUBLIC PATH PROPERLY!!! You are supposed to be asserting and protecting the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of the whole of Methwolrd FP 7.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Gate on public path (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Please see the photograph. No such limitation is recorded on the definitive map and statement. Does this gate enjoy lawful authority to be present on the public path?
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Inappropriate Norfolk County Council signage (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Norfolk County Council, please look at the photographs. WHY have you placed the small waymark roundel, shown in the third photo, in such a low-down position? As demonstrated in the preceding photographs, the roundel is hardly noticeable, unless you already know where it is, and are almost on top of it. It is almost as though you are too shy to signpost the path clearly. You should, on the contrary, boldly be asserting and protecting the rights of the public, as to the use and enjoyment of this public path. As it is, this signage is a waste of public money (in terms of both materials and officer time expended). The signage needs re-positioning, as a matter of urgency.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Signage needed (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Please look at the photographs. Clear signage is needed, at the location indicated in red on the map, to show the existence and whereabouts of the path, in either direction. In the absence of signage, the correct whereabouts of the path is far from clear, to anyone unfamiliar with the locality.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Fences (Methwold FP 7), 6th May
Please look at the photographs. Fencing has been erected, and the width of the signposted channel running between them is just 0.84 metre. Norfolk County Council what is the legal width of the public path, here, according to your Highway Boundary team? What evidence is there that the public path was dedicated subject to such physical restriction?
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Top of pole wrapped in plastic getting caught on wires, 1st May
Street light not working
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Herbert Drive, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Light out, 1st May
Pole next to it has top wrapped in commercial plastic blown by wind
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Herbert Drive, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Damaged sign, 28th April
Poles have been damaged due to RTC sign face has come down
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Methwold Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Public path obstructed (Methwold FP 4), 3rd April
See the photograph! The path (which is mapped as running in a dead-straight line) is obstructed by fencing and wheelie bins.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Globe Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Rats, 14th March
Rats are living in ground beneath the hedging owned by the Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council. This is causing problems for households, pedestrians and dog walkers!!
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): High Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Excessive water, 1st March
Drain has been overwhelmed by recent rains, poss blocked. However over the recent three dry days puddle not decreasing in size but getting bigger. Poss water leak under road near drain.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 18, High Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Large pot hole middle of road, 5th January
This pot Hole is getting dangerous. It’s quite large and deep and in the middle Of The road. The road is so muddy sometimes you can’t see it on time. I use the road for School runs twice a day and it needs filling asap
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Northwold Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Large pot hole middle of road, 5th January
This pot Hole is getting dangerous. It’s quite large and deep and in the middle Of The road. The road is so muddy sometimes you can’t see it on time. I use the road for School runs twice a day and it needs filling asap
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Northwold Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Pot hole in wheel line on 90 degree corner of Hythe Road, 18th December
Pot hole has appeared last week. It can’t be avoided without driving on the wrong side of the road on a blind bend. Several near accidents seen already.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Hythe Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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Pot holes. Anti social behaviour. Abandoned cars. Bins overflowing.
Few neighbourhoods aren't blighted with these types of problems that frustrate the local community. They're becoming increasingly common. Luckily, there's a website called 'FixMyStreet', which allows residents to complain to the local council about local issues in the neighbourhood.
We've got hold of the data from FixMyStreet, to show problems and issues reported within a couple of miles radius of IP26 4PL.
Useful Resources
- Gov.uk
Report a noise nuisance to your local council, including loud music, noisy pubs, rowdy parties or barking dogs. - Citizens Advice
Information from Citizens Advice about complaining about your neighbour. - HomeOwners Alliance
Guidance for homeowners how to deal with noisy neighbours who are making your life a misery. - FixMyStreet
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