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16th January 10.30am Residents' Surgery

Published: 11 Dec 24

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SGPC Village Facilities Survey 2024

Published: 4 Dec 24

SGPC Village Facilities Survey 2024 Results Analysis Read More...

January Parish Council Meeting

Published: 3 Dec 24

The next Parish Council meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th January 2025 Read More...

Flooding Update

19th November 2024

The drain and ditch at the junction of Bayne Hill and Long Bottom were cleared and jetted through to stop the water flooding this corner of the carriageway.

5th November 2024


The drains and soakaway in Rawlings Lane have been cleared of silt.  The drains in Long Bottom Lane have started to be cleared and the ditch at the junction of Long Bottom Lane with Jordans Lane has been cleared again.

24th October 2024

Bucks Council Highways have scheduled to clear the blocked drains on Rawlings Lane on 5th and 6th November and the Bottom Lane drains (which have re-blocked since July) on 6th and 7th November 2024.  The roads will not be closed at the same time.


19th July 2024

Bucks Highways Cyclic Gully clearance programme cleared the drains and gullies in Bottom Lane.

12th July 2024

Bucks Highways Cyclic Gully clearance programme started in Seer Green during June where they attempt to attend to every drain/gully where possible (not just sites reported). The map shows a map of the areas that the cyclic programme has covered so far with each blue dot on the map representing a gully cleared. 

 

31st May 2024


On 8th and 9th May the ditch was cleared on Bottom Lane close to the junction with Long Bottom Lane and on 22nd May it was recorded that the ditches were now filling with water from the drain.  The drains and gullies on Bottom Lane and Long Bottom Lane should be cleared over the summer.  On 30th May the ditch on the corner of Long Bottom Lane and Potkiln Lane was significantly cleared.  This should help the flooding on this corner. 

 

24th February 2024

Latest information that we have received from Bucks Council:-

Longbottom Lane was scheduled to be repaired 3 weeks ago. The road was due to be closed for 3 days to allow for extensive work - not just filling potholes, but resurfacing the badly damaged sections. However, the wet conditions meant any repair work attempted would have failed within days, so it was postponed.

The work will be booked in as soon as it is forecast to have a few days of dry weather, which will allow the Council to make proper, lasting repairs. This was confirmed with the Cabinet Member for Transport yesterday.

On Wednesday (20th February), Bucks Council voted to add £5 million to the road repair budget for this financial year. At the Full Council meeting our County Councillor Carl Jackson specifically requested Longbottom Lane and Bottom Lane should be prioritised for work using the extra money.

21st February 2024

In the last 4 months Seer Green entrances to the village have been flooded on Monday 13th November 2023, 9th December 2023, 5th January 2024 and 18th January 2024. Work has been carried out by Bucks Council to alleviate some of the issues. Below is an update of the current status.

Newbarn Lane: Drain clearance was carried out by Bucks Council on 12th December 2023 but both sides of the carriageway still flood. The Capital Drains Team informed the Parish Council that “we are aware that the soakaway on the corner of Newbarn Lane may need a borehole to remove this area of flooding and we are hoping that this could be installed this coming financial year.” We understand that the work is in the Capital Drains Team 5 year plan. The Parish Council have requested that this work to be scheduled ASAP.

The Bucks Council Highways Local Area Technician and the Parish Council have been discussing the fact that the flooding on Newbarn Lane is partially being caused by a significant amount of water coming from Rawlings Lane, further investigation is needed by the Local Area Technician, which is already underway. The recutting of small sections at the side of the ditch on Rawlings Lane needs to be carried out to make it more effective and so that it takes more water from the road surface. The Local Area Technician has ordered this work.

Chalfont Road was flooded across both carriageways on Sunday 18th February 2024 but it was passable on one side as the Bucks Council Super Sucker had cleared out the drains, gullies and borehole on 26th January 2024. Bucks Council completed a significant expansion of the drainage system on Chalfont Road in 2022 to take more water off the road. There is an illegal drainage of water from private land onto the Highway being currently being investigated and dealt with by Bucks Council.

Bottom Lane has no drains/gullies for about a mile from Rawlings Lane at Hodgemoor Wood down to the bend towards the junction with Long Bottom Lane. At this point there are approximately 9 drainage points outside 3 properties which were all cleared by the Super Sucker on 25th January 2024. However, the water from these drains just goes into the ditch at the side of the road which is full. Further work is required to the ditch to allow it to take more water. We understand that our Bucks Highways Local Area Technician has raised orders for this ditch clearance and we are waiting for details for when this work will be carried out.

The water at the end of Bottom Lane is pooling badly across both carriageways of Long Bottom Lane during heavy rain. Part of the issue is due to the drains being blocked on Long Bottom Lane. The water has eroded the surface of Long Bottom Lane which now needs resurfacing. We understand that Bucks Council were due to do resurfacing work two weeks ago but the work was cancelled due to bad weather. Dates for this comprehensive repair have been requested from Bucks Council.

A section of Bottom Lane is in a terrible condition due to the heavy vehicles used for two large developments. We are concerned that the site run off water is affecting the road and adding to the existing problem caused by lack of drainage. Bucks Council have struggled to repair the road due to the wet weather and high number of vehicles on this road which has a sign saying Unsuitable for Heavy Vehicles. Bucks Council have told us that they plan to carry out a proper resurfacing when the developments are complete. The situation is being monitored by the Local Area Technician.

Long Bottom Lane:- Highways informed the Parish Clerk on 9th February 2024 that the drains on Long Bottom Lane are due to be cleared before the end of this financial year.

There is a blocked drain on Potkiln lane which we had previously reported on Fix My Street. The drain pipes from Long Bottom Lane to the ditch and field beyond have been cleared in the last two weeks. The Bucks Council Waste Team has had the Road Sweeper down as requested to clear the surface mud. The ditch urgently needs clearing and this work has been ordered by our Local Area Technician.

The drain at the bottom of Bayne Hill reported back in March is still solidly blocked hampering the water getting to the drainage ditch which was cleared by Bucks Council last year. An order has been raised for this work.

We are concerned that a development between Bayne Hill and Bottom Lane on Long Bottom Lane may have blocked the drains and there is a ‘mud on the road’ sign where this has happened. This issue is being investigated by the Local Area Technician and the drains, gullies and ditch need clearing.

The Parish Council has written to Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire Council raising the concerns and asking for him to work with the Parish Council to ensure that the Capital Drains Team, engineer a long term and effective solution for the Bottom Lane/Long Bottom Lane area of the village.

The Parish Council continues to log highways issues on Fix My Street on a weekly basis and encourages residents of the village to do the same. Progress meetings are held with Buckinghamshire Council. Our Buckinghamshire Councillor, Carl Jackson often attends the Parish Council meetings to discuss the issues and escalate them within Bucks Council.

If you wish to discuss the above or any other concerns with the Parish Council please email the Parish Clerk on clerk@seergreenparishcouncil.gov.uk or please come to the Parish Council meeting on the first Tuesday of every month (except for August) at the Baptist Church in Wood Pond Close at 7.30pm.