# Overgrown Vegetation, 5 Arlington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand

Christchurch · filed 25 April 2026 · report 8146106
https://www.chch.live/report/8146106

> Several properties along this street have plants and hedges growing over the footpath, significantly narrowing the walking space. This creates inconvenience and a safety concern for pedestrians, especially students who frequently use this route. In some areas, the vegetation is at face level, posing a risk of brushing against eyes or causing injury. I have attached photos for your reference. I would appreciate it if this could be inspected and the relevant property owners notified to trim bac

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## The council’s work orders, near this pin
- Garden/Landscaped Area, 11 m away · resolved 27 Sept 2023, took 3 months
- Signs (Road), 23 m away · resolved 18 Nov 2020, took 3 weeks
- Leak (Water Supply), 25 m away · resolved 2 Oct 2020, took 3 weeks
- Vehicle Parking, 29 m away · resolved 10 Mar 2023, took 3 months
- Road Asset (e.g.footpathroadfurniture), 30 m away · resolved 21 Jun 2022, took 10 months
- Graffiti, 33 m away · resolved 23 May 2022, took 2 days
- Road/Hard Surface, 35 m away · resolved 9 Jun 2026, took 6 months
- Blockage/Water Not Draining, 37 m away · resolved 4 Dec 2023, took 4 weeks
MyCouncilTicket is a different door from the public report, one job can stand in both streams. The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/fixed

The problem: https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation
The street: https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/arlington-street
The address: https://www.chch.live/burnside/5-arlington-street
The suburb: https://www.chch.live/burnside
The attached photograph: https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08146106/public/1_f6gb7ph47rg.jpg
What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.501377999400205&lon=172.5648200001408

Data: https://api.chch.live/report?id=8146106