A father-of-four has hit out at transport chiefs after repeated flooding near his house in Chalfont St Peter is making it “impossible” for his children to walk to school.

Matt Altass, 51, of Welders Lane, says the flooding is “getting worse” at the junction of Welders Lane and Grove Lane, near the Chalfont Community College, and claims the council is “refusing to do anything” about the problem.

He said: “The lane floods every time it rains. Children walking to school are getting drenched by the wake water from (often speeding) cars travelling along Grove Lane.

“Our four children are unable to walk the 200 yards to school for fear of being run over, due to the fact that the deep water is shallowest in the road centre, or drenched by cars entering Welders Lane.

“Conditions are out of control, and something needs to be done before a child is badly injured – or worse.”

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Mr Atlass told the Bucks Free Press that he and he wife, who are both considered to be key workers, are having to take time out of their jobs to drop their children off to school by car.

He said: “My wife is a teacher and work in the legal industry.

“My wife is having to take time out of teaching other key workers’ children to drive them through the flooding. It’s really stupid.

“We live almost opposite the schools and my children cannot get there. The water is too deep for their wellies.”

Speaking about what he would like to see happen, Mr Atlass said: “The council needs to fix the situation. It’s like living in a third world country.

Bucks Free Press:

“There’s no traffic calming measures from the village to the school – there is from the other direction but nothing from the Chalfont end.

“But my biggest concern is the amount of water there, it is just so deep and kids shouldn’t have to walk through that to get to school.

“We just want the council to take this seriously and get the thing fixed once and for all.”

A Transport for Bucks (TfB) spokesman they are carrying out “cyclic” works in the Chalfonts as per their programme, which is expected to finish before March 31.

The spokesman added: “Transport for Buckinghamshire is aware of the flooding issues that have been caused by excess rainfall throughout the winter season.

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“Groundwater levels are also extremely high, with land surrounding many drainage systems saturated.

“In cases where the highway drainage functions through the use of large underground chambers called ‘soak-aways’ to function, this can result in pooling of water around the drains.

“Unfortunately, these conditions appear to be becoming more common than when the systems were first designed and our teams are working hard to maintain and improve drainage systems across the county.

“With numerous flooding events after the past few weeks, our priority will always be where there is a threat to property, or the situation is making the highway dangerous for users.”

They also said Mr Atlass has been contacted directly by TfB.