A resident has criticised the council for not doing more to prevent a Newquay street from regularly flooding.
Michael Fisher has repeatedly called on Cornwall Council to enhance the drainage system along Porth Bean Road as it struggles to cope during a heavy rainfall.
The latest heavy downpour saw water lapping up to people’s front door gates and cars becoming flooded when the water rose to more than two foot high outside St Columb Minor Academy on Sunday, September 22.
Michael’s father has campaigned to see improvements to stop the flooding after purchasing a property in Porth Bean Road 1971, but the area still regularly floods after a heavy downpour.
Michael has now taken on the mantle in a bid to get the council to make improvements following his father’s passing.
He said: “Luckily no properties were flooded as such following the latest heavy downpour.
“My garage did flood to a degree and a few cars had water ingress to their floors.
“I've been onto Cornwall Council as this is an ongoing issue. The road is regularly overwhelmed in heavy rain, but this latest incident has been the worst flooding for a while though.
“I'd guess there is a flooding problem because of a poorly designed drain network and a lack of land drainage from recent housing developments could be a contributing factor.
“My father who bought the property in 1971 had a go at getting the problem fixed. He died in 2007, and I bought the house in 2009 so I'm now carrying that particular torch.
“I’ve complained to the council several times and they have promised to pass my concerns to their highways department, but nothing has been done.
“My gut feeling is it'll be a costly thing to fix so I'd be surprised if anything will actually be done about it at all and residents will have to continue to suffer.
“However, one good thing comes from the flooding. It is the only time the traffic seems to obey the 20mph speed limit when the road is a couple of feet under water.”
Cornwall Council says Porth Bean Road is inspected regularly for drainage issues. The unitary authority stated it will take “appropriate action” if required.
A council spokesperson said: “We are aware of the issues experienced on Porth Bean Road during the extreme weather last weekend and the historic issue at this location during heavy rainfall.
“Under normal circumstances, the drainage system is effective however, we do appreciate that it may struggle to cope with exceptional weather events.
“We are continuing to monitor this location through our routine inspections and will take appropriate remedial action if required.”