Harworth & Oldcotes HNI Report - 19/06/2026 | Bassetlaw District Council

Estates / Areas

Oldcotes, Harworth including: The Green, Melbourne Grove, Hill Top Court, Alexandra Rd, Grosvenor Rd, West Street and Holderness Close.

Attendance

Paula Owen, Housing Officer
Paris Slater, Housing Assistant
Thomas Medlycote, Estate Officer
Lynne Schuller, District Councillor

Record of Actions

Address / Location	Issue	Action to be taken	Timescale
Blyth Road adjacent to the bus stop	Remove damaged metal rubbish bin	Arrange for removal	Requested
Blyth Road adjacent to the bus stop	Concrete waterboard marker post broken and on the floor adjacent to the footpath	Arrange for removal	Contact water board to remove
Footpath outside Blyth Road	Tree roots are lifting the pavement causing a trip hazard	Report to VIA Highways	Reported, job number: CSC 851999063
Play Park at Oldcotes	Holes need filing in the grass as they are a trip hazard	Report parks and open spaces	Ground Maintenance Team emailed to action
The Green	Self-set tree overgrown	Refer to Ground Maintenance Team	Request for quote to remove and treat
The Green	Issue discussed during visit	Housing Officer to refer to Independent Living Officer	Request sent
Woodland adjacent to The Green	Grass cuttings being dumped in the woods	Letter regarding fly-tipping	Posted out
The Green	Concrete window Sills eroding x3	Follow up with repairs as previously reported	Reported - passed to bricklayer team
Land adjacent to The Green	Area requires clearing and bringing back into use	Boundary confirmation required prior to any ongoing works	Housing Officer to obtain boundary responsibilities from Estates Department and then action from there
Holderness Close	Pot holes on the highway	Report to VIA	CSC851992022 inspector will visit the location within the next 10 working days to inspect the problem, assess the road condition
Holderness Close	Fencing to the rear rotting	Report to repairs	Reported, Job 112400/1 raised to measure up for new fencing – 14th August
Footpath adjacent to Grosvenor Road	Extensive weed growth coming through footpath	Arrange for treatment to remove	Quote for work requested
Footpath to the rear of Hill Top Court	Extensive weed growth coming through footpath	Arrange for treatment to remove	Quote for work requested
Hill Top Court	Report from residents of an untaxed and no MOT vehicle parked in parking bay	Obtain registered owners details and send letter requesting remove	Vehicle has been removed
Hill Top Court	Reports of ASB and unknown children sitting on the benches	Discuss possible resolution with Anti-Social Behaviour Officer	Possible to identifying culprits, also removal of benches.
Holderness Close	Holderness Close	Report to VIA	Reported, job no CSC851992022 Assessed for future repair - no urgent safety repairs are required, we do acknowledge the damage to the road surface at Along the full length and will continue to monitor and assess the site for repairs such as patch repairs, large scale patching or resurfacing treatments to take place in the future.
Highway outside no Melbourne Grove	Using highway land to store building materials and hardcore	Refer to VIA	Reported, job no CSC729640923. VIA to send section 115 letter.
Melbourne Grove	Roof tile missing to front elevation	Report to repairs	Job reported, 112408/1 booked 4th August to renew roof tile
Land to the rear of Grosvenor Road	Make shift compost heap built on footpath	Request removal	HO to identify which property and request remove from the public footpath
West street bungalows	Rubbish next to the gennel	Remove and clear up	Actioned
Holderness Close	Over grown garden	Check if on Grass cutting scheme	Actioned
Holderness Close	Damaged brick work at the front	Replace and rebuild	Reported to repairs 112406/1 raised 27th July
Holderness Close	Back of the alley way needs clearing	Weed killer/ moss removal/ bushes cutting back	Actioned

Last Updated on Tuesday, July 7, 2026