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Vegetation encroaching several meters to footpath (old road)

Reported via Android in the Hedges category anonymously at 10:06, Wednesday 12 August 2026

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

All along skimmingdish lane footpath from the launton roundabout (with Greggs drive thru) to Bicester Motion roundabout, trees, brambles and vegetation are encroaching several meters into the footpath and cycle lanes. Lamp posts and signage is obscured and there are large fallen branches and blocked ditches.

This is a yearly issue for local residents to raise and the footpath used to be the old main road so it falls under OCC and not Cherwell to manage. Please can it be cleared up, and can you consider transferring ownership to Cherwell so it can be adopted and managed locally as a footpath under PPM and not come under highways. Thanks.

Council ref: ENQ261110835

Updates

  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Oxfordshire County Council at 10:07, Wednesday 12 August 2026

  • Thank for you for your report, Oxfordshire County Council are receiving large volumes of enquiries at present. To assist us further with your enquiry, please could you provide an image of the issue including the surrounding area of its location as a benchmark. This information will support us in delivering a quicker and more effective service. PLEASE NOTE – Only take photographs where safe in doing so, please do not obstruct live traffic flows, step into a live carriageway, or put yourself at any risk in taking a photo. Thank you in advance for supporting the local community.

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 10:50, Tuesday 18 August 2026

  • Thank you for your report. We have concluded our assessment and closed this report. According to our information, all defects that met our intervention level at time of our previous inspection have now been assessed and repaired. This location will be monitored during routine inspections in the future, and any new issues that meet intervention level will be logged for repair. Please create new FixMyStreet reports of new issues that you feel are in need of prompt inspection and assessment. Many thanks and kind regards.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 12:10, Tuesday 1 September 2026

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.