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Damaged grass verge

Reported in the Obstruction on a Road or Pavement category anonymously at 20:33, Monday 26 January 2026

Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1270720-F6Q5Q0.

Driveway at 340 Martin way has two bollards blocking it, leading off a dropped kerb. Vehicle (which appears to be owned by a resident of the address) parks on the dropped kerb rather than the off street parking at the front of the house which is effectively unused. In doing so, the vehicle is churning up the grass verge with large chunks of mud which extends onto the pavement. Water pools on the pavement leading to large muddy puddles which forces one onto the road to find a clear path. This has been going on for a few months. Is there something that can be done?

Updates

  • Thank you for reporting an obstruction on a road or pavement.

    A highway officer will visit to inspect the site within five working days. If we think the obstruction may be dangerous based on the information you give us, we aim to inspect the site within 2 hours. If we decide it is dangerous, we will resolve it within four hours after inspection. If it is not dangerous, we will resolve it within 28 days following the inspection.
    We can take legal action against people who cause obstructions to roads, pavements or footpaths.

    Did you know…?
    We dealt with 130 reports of building materials obstructing a road or pavement in 2024.

    Posted by Merton Council at 20:33, Monday 26 January 2026

  • State changed to: In progress

    Updated by Merton Council at 20:36, Monday 26 January 2026

  • We've asked our contractor to fix this.

    Posted by Merton Council at 14:26, Tuesday 10 February 2026

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