====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, BH12 2HW ====================================================================== Newtown & Heatherlands ward · BCP Council · Poole constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:42 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/BH122HW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Fair (21 European AQI). PM2.5 5.4, PM10 15.1, NO2 3.9, ozone 54 µg/m³. Modelled hourly, not a roadside measurement. Flood warnings: none in force within 20km (says nothing about long-term risk). Green space within 1km: 1 named (plus 1 unnamed patches). - Unnamed allotments, 600m - Unnamed park, 750m - Turners Nursery, Park, 950m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 14 total, 8 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 New homes 1 Commercial or change of use 2 Householder 5 Tree works 4 Other 2 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-10 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 infrastructure Land Adjacent to 26 Livingstone Road Poole BH12 3AH, 860m away. Ref P/26/04408/FUL https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04408/FUL * Undecided · Trees · 2026-09-07 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. Ref P/26/04305/TTPO https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04305/TTPO * Undecided · Trees · 2026-08-26 T1 Silver Birch - 2m Branch reduction back to previous reduction points. Reduce laterals by 1m to balance and shape crown 31 Cooke Road Poole BH12 1QB, 720m away. Ref P/26/04134/TTPO https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04134/TTPO * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-20 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. Ref P/26/04007/FUL https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04007/FUL * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-13 Side and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer and juliet balcony. 9 Alby Road Poole BH12 1NY, 870m away. Ref P/26/03904/HOU https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03904/HOU * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-12 Single storey rear extension. 5 Sunnyhill Road Poole BH12 2DH, 800m away. Ref P/26/03849/HOU https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03849/HOU * Undecided · Outline · 2026-07-21 Construction of 5 new dwellings & self contained bin-store (revised application) 6A Boldre Close Poole BH12 2HP, 180m away. Ref P/26/03431/OUT https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03431/OUT * Undecided · Trees · 2026-07-13 T1 Red Cedar - Fell. 5 Norman Avenue Poole BH12 1JH, 780m away. Ref P/26/03240/TTPO https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03240/TTPO * Permitted · Full · 2026-07-06 Side and rear wraparound single storey extension. Relocation of upper garden stairs. 9 Stacey Close Poole BH12 3HT, 690m away. Ref P/26/03125/HOU https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03125/HOU * Permitted · Full · 2026-07-02 Erection of a single-storey rear extension. 18 Cranborne Crescent Poole BH12 4EP, 510m away. Ref P/26/03074/HOU https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/03074/HOU * Rejected · Amendment · 2026-06-25 Non-material amendment following approval of APP/21/01478/F to provide parapet wall. 10 Sark Road Poole BH12 3PN, 850m away. Ref P/26/02983/NMA https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/02983/NMA * Rejected · Trees · 2026-06-23 T1 in G1 - Sycamore - Remove 40 Beaconsfield Road Poole BH12 2NN, 840m away. Ref P/26/02939/TTPO https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/02939/TTPO * Permitted · Conditions · 2026-06-22 Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/26/01019/HOU (Demolition of existing rear WC, Pergola, Garage and construction of rear and side extension with associated internal and external changes) to change from sloped roof to pitched roof, add 4x velux windows & changes to fenestration on rear extension elevation 46 Sunnyside Road Poole BH12 2LQ, 440m away. Ref P/26/02901/CONDR https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/02901/CONDR * Permitted · Full · 2026-06-19 Proposed single storey side extension forming 2no additional bedrooms 99 Yarmouth Road Poole BH12 1LY, 770m away. Ref P/26/02890/HOU https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/02890/HOU Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, July 2026: 291 incidents near this postcode. - Violence & sexual offences: 95 - Anti-social behaviour: 87 - Criminal damage & arson: 30 - Shoplifting: 30 - Public order: 14 - Vehicle crime: 12 - Burglary: 9 - Other theft: 5 Snapped to anonymised map points, two months behind, too small a sample for a trend. Roadworks: https://one.network/ (no open national feed) Major schemes with permission (granted in the last 5 years) * APPROVED 2023-01-31 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, 740m away. Ref APP/22/00970/F https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/APP/22/00970/F Permission is not building work. No open dataset records whether a scheme has started, so these are listed as consented and dated, nothing more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- III. COMMUNITY & CONNECTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Community venues within 1km: - Rossmore Gospel Church, Place of worship, 380m - Unnamed community centre, 470m - The Good Shepherd, Place of worship, 530m, anglican - Gateway Church, Place of worship, 560m - Rossmore Childrens center, Community centre, 610m - Calvary Pentecostal Curch, Place of worship, 740m, pentecostal - Branksome Cemetery Chapel, Place of worship, 880m - The Salvation Army - Branksome, Place of worship, 930m, salvation army - The Factory, Community centre, 970m Resident noticeboard: nothing added for this area yet. Have your say: - Consultations: https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ - Council meetings: https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/uuCoverPage.aspx?bcr=1 - Councillors: https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx - Write to your representatives: https://www.writetothem.com/ - MP: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour), https://members.parliament.uk/member/5359/contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. HEALTH & WELLBEING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Defibrillators within 1km: 11, nearest public one 110m away. * The Quay School, 110m, Public, 24/7 Access The Quay School, BH12 4HU Source: British Heart Foundation. * Precision Units Dorset Limited, 670m, Public, Varied Access 2a Gloucester Road, BH12 2AP Source: British Heart Foundation. * Bcha - The Factory, 970m, Public, 24/7 Access The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, BH12 4AS Source: British Heart Foundation. * The Fty Lab, 970m, Public, Varied Access Unit C1 B, BH12 1DN Source: British Heart Foundation. * Branksome Masonic Hall, 1.0km, Public, 24/7 Access Branksome Masonic Hall, BH14 9BT Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 270m, Restricted, Varied Access Sancreed Road, BH12 4DZ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Tesco, 480m, Restricted, Varied Access 184 Herbert Avenue, BH12 4HU Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 570m, Restricted, Varied Access Heatherlands Primary School, BH12 2BG Source: British Heart Foundation. * Rossmore Leisure Centre, 710m, Restricted, Varied Access Rossmore Leisure Centre (Bcp Council), BH12 4HR Source: British Heart Foundation. * 3g Pitch De-Fib, 710m, Restricted, Varied Access Rossmore Leisure Centre, BH12 4HR Source: British Heart Foundation. Defibrillator data from The Circuit, the national register, supplied by the British Heart Foundation and published 2026-08-03. Source: British Heart Foundation. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation. Always call 999 first. The Circuit (national database, more complete): https://www.defibfinder.uk/ Register one with The Circuit: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators/national-defibrillator-network-the-circuit Health services within 1km: - Branksome Clinic, Clinic, 770m, Dorset Healthcare NHS Sport and leisure within 1km: - Unnamed outdoor gym, 360m - Cricket Batting nets, Sports pitch, 550m - Unnamed outdoor gym, 590m, 24/7 - Unnamed outdoor gym, 590m - Everyone Active Rossmore Leisure Centre, Swimming pool, 720m - Everlast Gyms, Gym, 890m - MatSpace, Gym, 960m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, School, 280m, roman catholic · Plymouth CAST - The Quay School, School, 360m, Southern Education Trust - Heatherlands Primary School, School, 580m, Coastal Learning Partnership - St Aldhelm's Academy, School, 720m, Authentic Education Group Limited - Rossmore Library, Library, 730m, Mo,We,Fr 09:30-17:00; Tu,Sa 09:30-13:00, Th,Su off · BCP Council - Branksome Library, Library, 980m, 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. HERITAGE & IDENTITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monuments, historic buildings, archaeology and museums within 1km: (none recorded within 1km) National Heritage List: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. FUTURE GENERATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Every figure below is measured from the strands above. Every forward-looking line is a question, not a forecast. Development pressure: 8 applications Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 8 of all types still undecided. 4 further applications concern trees and are not counted here. Green space: 1 space Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Turners Nursery at 950m. Places to gather: 9 Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in. Learning on the doorstep: 4 schools, 2 libraries 6 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities. Nearest defibrillator: 110m 11 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome. Heritage features: 0 Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km. Air quality today: Fair (21) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³, NO₂ 3.9 µg/m³. Development -> Transport 8 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 1 of them involving homes. A further 4 concern trees and are counted separately. They change the canopy, not the traffic. Q: How might that development affect travel demand on the existing network, and is anyone assessing it cumulatively, or one application at a time? Development -> Nature Turners Nursery is 950m away, one of 1 named green spaces within 2km. 8 development applications sit inside the same radius. Q: How are the cumulative effects on that green space and its habitats being considered, and which of these places is actually protected, rather than simply undeveloped for now? Children -> Air quality 6 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is fair today at 21 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 3.9 µg/m³. Q: How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day? Air quality -> Health Today's reading is fair (21), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 3.9 µg/m³. Air quality is a long-run exposure, not a daily event: what matters for health is the average someone breathes over years, not one good or bad day. Q: Over years rather than days, what would sustained exposure at this level mean for residents with asthma, COPD or heart conditions, and for children whose lungs are still developing? Green space -> Wellbeing 1 named green space and 7 places to be active within 2km, against 9 indoor places to gather. Q: How accessible are these spaces to people of different ages and abilities, and are there barriers that prevent some residents from enjoying them? Places to gather -> Connection 9 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Rossmore Gospel Church at 380m. Q: If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move? Today's decisions -> Future generations 4 schools, 2 libraries and 0 heritage features within 2km, alongside 8 planning applications still undecided. Q: The children in those schools will inherit whatever is settled this year. What would they thank us for in 2046, and what would they wish we had asked about? ====================================================================== SOURCES AND LIMITS ====================================================================== postcodes.io/ONS (location); PlanIt (planning applications, collected on a delay); OpenStreetMap contributors under ODbL (map features. Only as complete as local volunteers have mapped); data.police.uk (crime, ~2 months behind, anonymised points); Environment Agency (live flood warnings only); Open-Meteo/Copernicus CAMS (modelled air quality); UK Parliament Members API (MP). An empty list means nothing was recorded, not that nothing exists. Anything marked NOT AVAILABLE means the source could not be reached. A different thing again. Nothing here replaces the original publisher. The seven strands: Nature & Environment; Place & Development; Community & Connection; Health & Wellbeing; Learning & Skills; Heritage & Identity; Future Generations.