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Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Community Connect · by CommUNIty
Neighbourhood report
Newtown & Heatherlands ward · BCP Council · Poole constituency
3
Green spaces mapped within 1km
8
Community venues and places of worship
5
Public defibrillators recorded
8
Planning applications still undecided
6
Schools, colleges and libraries
291
Crimes recorded, July 2026
Closes todaySide and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer a…
Side and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer and juliet balcony. — 9 Alby Road Poole BH12 1NY · 870m away · comments close 18 September 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03904/HOU
Closes in 7 daysSingle storey rear extension.
Single storey rear extension. — 5 Sunnyhill Road Poole BH12 2DH · 800m away · comments close 25 September 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03849/HOU
Closes in 12 daysDemolition of existing building (comprising 3no.
Demolition of existing building (comprising 3no. units) and erection of replacement industrial / commercial units, together with the creation of a new vehicular access, associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure — Units A to C Sharp Road Poole BH12 4BG · 900m away · comments close 30 September 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04007/FUL
Open to commentTree works
T1 - Fir Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T2 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T3 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property - This is in most need of the Crown Reduction T4 - Apple Tree - Crown Reduction to provide sufficient clearance to property and improve tree health - lower branches are starting to bend with the weight of the apple crop each year — 14 Cedar Way Poole BH12 2AF · 380m away · lodged 11 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04305/TTPO
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series - You Are When You Eat
October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 2.3km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-you-are-when-you-eat/
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series - Living Well Active
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 2.3km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-living-well-active/
PublicNearest defibrillator: The Quay School
110m away · 24/7 Access · The Quay School
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.738&mlon=-1.92811#map=19/50.738/-1.92811
The green space, heathland, woodland and water on your doorstep. How clean the air is, where it floods, and where you can help.
Good , 20 on the European AQI.
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 3.9 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 53 µg/m³ |
Modelled hourly for this location, not a roadside measurement.
No flood warnings in force within 20km.
Warnings are live alerts. They say nothing about long-term risk. Check that at https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Turners Nursery | Park | 950m |
2 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
What is being proposed, built and dug up around you. Most of it is decided in public, on a deadline, but only if somebody notices in time.
14 within 1km, 8 still undecided.
| Type of application | Number |
|---|---|
| Major schemes, Large schemes. The council's own classification. | 0 |
| New homes, Proposing dwellings, from a single plot upwards. | 1 |
| Commercial or change of use, Shops, offices, industry, or a building changing what it is used for. | 2 |
| Householder, Extensions, loft conversions, garages and other work to one home. | 5 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 4 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 2 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition and removal of existing outbuildings and the erection of a new one bedroom chalet style dwellinghouse fronting Victoria Road (Use Class C3), alongside associated landscaping and infrastructureLand Adjacent to 26 Livingstone Road Poole BH12 3AH · ref P/26/04408/FUL | Undecided | 860m |
| T1 - Fir Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T2 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T3 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property - This is in most need of the Crown Reduction T4 - Apple Tree - Crown Reduction to provide sufficient clearance to property and improve tree health - lower branches are starting to bend with the weight of the apple crop each year14 Cedar Way Poole BH12 2AF · ref P/26/04305/TTPO | Undecided | 380m |
The halls, groups and events that hold a neighbourhood together, and the practical ways to contribute to it rather than only complain about it.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rossmore Gospel Church | Place of worship | 380m |
| The Good Shepherd, anglican | Place of worship | 530m |
| Gateway Church | Place of worship | 560m |
| Rossmore Childrens center | Community centre | 610m |
| Calvary Pentecostal Curch, pentecostal | Place of worship | 740m |
| Branksome Cemetery Chapel | Place of worship | 880m |
| The Salvation Army - Branksome, salvation army | Place of worship | 930m |
| The Factory | Community centre | 970m |
1 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour), Poole
Write to them at https://www.writetothem.com/
Submitted by neighbours and checked by a moderator before publication. Not an official listing.
Where the nearest defibrillator is before you need it, who to call, and the sport and wellbeing services that keep people well in the first place.
| Where | Access | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Quay School. The Quay School, BH12 4HU | Public · 24/7 Access | 110m |
| Precision Units Dorset Limited. 2a Gloucester Road, BH12 2AP | Public · Varied Access | 670m |
| Bcha - The Factory. The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, BH12 4AS | Public · 24/7 Access | 970m |
| The Fty Lab. Unit C1 B, BH12 1DN | Public · Varied Access | 970m |
| Branksome Masonic Hall. Branksome Masonic Hall, BH14 9BT | Public · 24/7 Access | 1.0km |
| Public defibrillator. Sancreed Road, BH12 4DZ | Restricted · Varied Access | 270m |
| Tesco. 184 Herbert Avenue, BH12 4HU | Restricted · Varied Access | 480m |
| Public defibrillator. Heatherlands Primary School, BH12 2BG | Restricted · Varied Access | 570m |
| Rossmore Leisure Centre. Rossmore Leisure Centre (Bcp Council), BH12 4HR | Restricted · Varied Access | 710m |
| 3g Pitch De-Fib. Rossmore Leisure Centre, BH12 4HR |
CommUNIty is about uniting by learning. Where learning already happens near you, plus the talks, workshops and skills sessions open to everyone.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, roman catholic · Plymouth CAST | School | 280m |
| The Quay School, Southern Education Trust | School | 360m |
| Heatherlands Primary School, Coastal Learning Partnership | School | 580m |
| St Aldhelm's Academy, Authentic Education Group Limited | School | 720m |
| Rossmore Library, Mo,We,Fr 09:30-17:00; Tu,Sa 09:30-13:00, Th,Su off · BCP Council | Library | 730m |
| Branksome Library, Mo,Fr,Sa 10:00-13:00; Tu 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00; We 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; Th,Su off | Library | 980m |
Harmony places real weight on respecting place, tradition and what came before. What is protected near you, and what makes this neighbourhood distinctive.
Nothing recorded within 1km.
Every figure above is public data, gathered on the date on the front page. Nothing here is a substitute for the authoritative register this is a starting point for a conversation, not evidence.
| Source | Used for | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap (Overpass) | Green space, venues, defibrillators, schools, heritage | Volunteer-maintained. Absence means unmapped as often as it means absent. |
| PlanIt | Planning applications | Mirrors council registers; the council’s own is authoritative. |
| data.police.uk | Recorded crime | Anonymised map points, ~2 months behind. |
| Open-Meteo | Air quality | Modelled, not a roadside monitor. |
| Environment Agency | Flood warnings | Live warnings only, not long-term risk. |
| UK Parliament Members API | Constituency and MP | Not recorded |
| Postcodes.io / ONS | Ward, parish, council, coordinates | Not recorded |
OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Public sector information is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
| T1 Silver Birch - 2m Branch reduction back to previous reduction points. Reduce laterals by 1m to balance and shape crown31 Cooke Road Poole BH12 1QB · ref P/26/04134/TTPO |
| Undecided |
| 720m |
| Demolition of existing building (comprising 3no. units) and erection of replacement industrial / commercial units, together with the creation of a new vehicular access, associated parking, landscaping and infrastructureUnits A to C Sharp Road Poole BH12 4BG · ref P/26/04007/FUL | Undecided | 900m |
| Side and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer and juliet balcony.9 Alby Road Poole BH12 1NY · ref P/26/03904/HOU | Undecided | 870m |
| Single storey rear extension.5 Sunnyhill Road Poole BH12 2DH · ref P/26/03849/HOU | Undecided | 800m |
| Construction of 5 new dwellings & self contained bin-store (revised application)6A Boldre Close Poole BH12 2HP · ref P/26/03431/OUT | Undecided | 180m |
| T1 Red Cedar - Fell.5 Norman Avenue Poole BH12 1JH · ref P/26/03240/TTPO | Undecided | 780m |
| Side and rear wraparound single storey extension. Relocation of upper garden stairs.9 Stacey Close Poole BH12 3HT · ref P/26/03125/HOU | Permitted | 690m |
| Erection of a single-storey rear extension.18 Cranborne Crescent Poole BH12 4EP · ref P/26/03074/HOU | Permitted | 510m |
| Non-material amendment following approval of APP/21/01478/F to provide parapet wall.10 Sark Road Poole BH12 3PN · ref P/26/02983/NMA | Rejected | 850m |
| T1 in G1 - Sycamore - Remove40 Beaconsfield Road Poole BH12 2NN · ref P/26/02939/TTPO | Rejected | 840m |
Source: PlanIt, which mirrors council registers. The council’s own register is the authoritative one, https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control.
Large developments granted permission in the last five years. These stay listed after they leave the 90-day view. A scheme is at its most visible on the ground when it is quietest on the register. Permission is not building work: no open dataset records whether a scheme has started.
| Scheme | Permission | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Construction of a floodlight 3G synthetic pitch with sports fencing, spectator area, access paths, wildlife bund, temporary haul road and additional cycle shelter/hoops.. St Aldhelms Academy, Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS · ref APP/22/00970/F | Approved · 2023-01-31 | 740m |
291 incidents recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
Broadly unchanged from a year ago, 796 across May to July 2026 against 804 in May to July 2025, the same three months a year earlier.
Snapped to anonymised map points and roughly two months behind. One month near one postcode is too small a sample to read as a trend.
| Restricted · Varied Access |
| 710m |
| St Aldhelms Academy. St Aldhelms Academy, BH12 4HS | Restricted · Varied Access | 730m |
In an emergency call 999. The operator tells you where the nearest working defibrillator is and gives you its access code. Devices marked Restricted sit inside a building and may not be reachable. Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national register, published 2026-08-03. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket Batting nets | Sports pitch | 550m |
| Everyone Active Rossmore Leisure Centre | Swimming pool | 720m |
| Branksome Clinic, Dorset Healthcare NHS | Clinic | 770m |
| Everlast Gyms | Gym | 890m |
| MatSpace | Gym | 960m |