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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
Canford Cliffs ward · BCP Council · Poole constituency
36
Green spaces mapped within 1km
1
Community venues and places of worship
7
Public defibrillators recorded
43
Planning applications still undecided
1
Schools, colleges and libraries
37
Crimes recorded, August 2026
Closes tomorrowTwo storey rear extension and single storey rear extensions, front porch and additions t…
Two storey rear extension and single storey rear extensions, front porch and additions to front bay windows, dwelling alterations with new access and dropped kerb. — 13 Haig Avenue Poole BH13 7AJ · 720m away · comments close 3 November 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04017/HOU
Closes in 4 daysConstruction of a two storey rear extension, single storey side extensions and roof alte…
Construction of a two storey rear extension, single storey side extensions and roof alterations — 30 Lakeside Road Poole BH13 6LS · 390m away · comments close 6 November 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04821/HOU
Closes in 4 daysAlterations to the penthouse flat to include the replacement of windows with full height…
Alterations to the penthouse flat to include the replacement of windows with full height windows/doors on the side and rear elevations, removal of two false chimneys from the roof and installation of a replacement balustrade — The Penthouse Branksome Cliff 8 Westminster Road Poole BH13 6JW · 870m away · comments close 6 November 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04782/FUL
Open to commentTree works
T1. Monterey Cypress - Reduce tertiary growth growing near property by up to 1 metre only back to growth points. Remove one low lying secondary branch back to source as indicated. T2. Reduce tertiary growth as indicated to shape with rest of canopy. — 26 St Clair Road Poole BH13 7JR · 950m away · lodged 7 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/05167/TTPO
Open to commentRemove - Replacement maritime pine to planting within 2 meters of tree.
Remove - Replacement maritime pine to planting within 2 meters of tree. Works 27/10/26 — 23 Ravine Road Poole BH13 7HT · 280m away · lodged 7 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/05201/REG14
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series 3: The Talbot Legacy. Past, Present & Future.
7.00-8.15pm · nspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 4.1km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-the-talbot-legacy-past-present-future/
PublicNearest defibrillator: Canford Cliffs Village Hall
340m away · 24/7 Access · 17 Ravine Road
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.706212&mlon=-1.920374#map=19/50.706212/-1.920374
The green space, heathland, woodland and water on your doorstep. How clean the air is, where it floods, and where you can help.
Fair , 27 on the European AQI.
| PM2.5 | 8.4 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 12.4 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 6.7 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Martello Wood | Woodland | 160m |
| The Italian Garden, Compton Acres | Garden | 510m |
| Palm Court, Compton Acres | Garden | 520m |
| Compton Acres | Garden | 580m |
| The Rock & Water Gardens, Compton Acres | Garden | 590m |
| The Japanese Garden, Compton Acres | Garden | 610m |
| The Heather Garden, Compton Acres | Garden | 650m |
| Pinecliff Gardens | Park | 660m |
| Canford Cliffs Village Pocket Park | Park | 720m |
| Canford Cliffs Chine | Park | 750m |
| Canford Cliffs Beach | Beach | 850m |
| Branksome Chine Beach | Beach | 860m |
24 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.
91 within 1km, 43 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. | 2 |
| Householder, Extensions, loft conversions, garages and other work to one home. | 7 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 73 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 9 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| T1. Monterey Cypress - Reduce tertiary growth growing near property by up to 1 metre only back to growth points. Remove one low lying secondary branch back to source as indicated. T2. Reduce tertiary growth as indicated to shape with rest of canopy.26 St Clair Road Poole BH13 7JR · ref P/26/05167/TTPO | Undecided | 950m |
| Remove - Replacement maritime pine to planting within 2 meters of tree. Works 27/10/2623 Ravine Road Poole BH13 7HT · ref P/26/05201/REG14 | Undecided | 280m |
| 2 x Scott's Pines - RemoveWoodland, 23 Leicester Road Poole BH13 6DA · ref P/26/05188/REG14 | Permitted | 960m |
| Robinia — Split — Remove11 Beaumont Road Poole BH13 7JJ · ref P/26/05157/REG14 | Permitted | 740m |
| 2 x Scots Pine – Dead – Fell2A Mornish Road Poole BH13 7BZ · ref P/26/05132/REG14 | Permitted | 740m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Branksome Park, anglican | Place of worship | 520m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canford Cliffs Village Hall. 17 Ravine Road, BH13 7HT | Public · 24/7 Access | 340m |
| Corner Of Haven Road And Maxwell Road. 17a Haven Road, BH13 7LE | Public · 24/7 Access | 440m |
| Poole Canford Cliffs Express. Tesco Express, BH13 7LE | Public · Varied Access | 450m |
| Public defibrillator. All Saints Day Nursery, BH13 7BP | Public · 24/7 Access | 460m |
| Pcp - Cliff. Pcp - Cliff, BH13 7HX | Public · Varied Access | 640m |
| Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving Club. (Next Too) Branksome Chine Beach Office, BH13 6JL | Public · 24/7 Access | 830m |
| Public defibrillator. Canford Cliffs Beach Office, BH13 7JT | Public · 24/7 Access | 950m |
| Public defibrillator. Flat 7, BH13 7LH | Restricted · 24/7 Access | 760m |
| Long Close Retirement Home. Long Close Retirement Home, BH13 6DQ | Restricted · 24/7 Access | 850m |
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 2026-10-01. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canford Cliffs Library, Tu,We,Fr 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; Tu,We,Su off | Library | 510m |
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 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T2 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T3 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T4 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T5 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T6 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T7 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T8 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - . T9 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T10 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T11 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level - T12 - Maritime pine - Fell to ground level - T13 - Maritime pine - fallen over - clear and make safe. T14 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level T15 - Maritime pine - remove deadwood and broken branches. T16 - Silver birch group - Fell to ground level - T17 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level -4 Martello Road Poole BH13 7DH · ref P/26/05103/TTPO |
| Undecided |
| 220m |
| T1 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level. T2 - Scots pine - Remove x2 lowest branches to provide 2m clearance from the adjacent chimney stack.4 The Glen 166 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES · ref P/26/05077/TTPO | Undecided | 630m |
| T1 – Maritime Pine - Fell T2 – Large Mature Tree – Species to Confirm -Fell T3 – Lawson Cypress - Fell T4 – Lawson Cypress - Fell T5 – Lawson Cypress - Fell T6 – Scots Pine - Fell T7 – Lawson Cypress - Fell T8 – Lawson Cypress - Fell T10 – Douglas Fir - Fell7 Oratory Gardens Poole BH13 7HJ · ref P/26/05080/TTPO | Undecided | 290m |
| T1 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth up to 5m, crown lift to 5.2m over the road, remove dead wood T2 & T3 - English oak - Prune to clear the building by 3m, crown lift to 5.2m over the road, remove dead wood T4 - English oak - Prune to clear the building by 3m, remove dead wood T9 - Sweet chestnut - Remove dead wood T13 - Sweet chestnut - Reduce the branches which extend furthest over the road by 2m, remove dead woodCanford Place 59 Cliff Drive Poole BH13 7JX · ref P/26/05060/TTPO | Undecided | 530m |
| T1-Thuja Plicata: Reduce down in height in to fall in line with the adjacent high hedge. T2-Lawson Cypress: Reduce down in height in to fall in line with the adjacent high hedge. T3-Holm Oak: Raise the crown to 5m over Canford Cliffs Road in order to facilitate the passage of high sided vehicles.15 De Mauley Road Poole BH13 7HD · ref P/26/05035/TTPO | Undecided | 470m |
| Single-storey side extension, timber cladding to the south and west elevations, together with a new low-level terrace roof supported by timber posts to the western elevation. Proposed balustrade and porch canopy. Proposed replacement of windows and doors.12 Eaton Road Poole BH13 6DG · ref P/26/05017/HOU | Undecided | 840m |
| Sycamore, Scots Pine – Dead – FellFine Shade 8A Martello Park Poole BH13 7BA · ref P/26/05030/REG14 | Permitted | 550m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Major application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of a single block of 44 apartments, with associated access, basement parking and cycle/bin storage; and relocate substation. Carisbrooke 172 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES · ref P/25/00170/FUL | Approved · 2025-12-09 | 630m |
| Demolish existing buildings and erect block of 4 flats with parking. 16 Lakeside Road, Poole, BH13 6LR · ref APP/24/00786/F | Approved · 2025-04-17 | 570m |
| Outline application for a development of 5 flats and a detached 2 storey dwelling (with landscaping reserved). 61 Haven Road, Poole, BH13 7LH · ref APP/20/01401/P | Approved · 2023-11-09 | 840m |
| Erect temporary and removable timber decking area on the beach to the south-east of the Branksome Chine Cafe/Restaurant and Shack (NB: for clarification, revised plans received 14/06/2022 delete a second area of decking to the east (annotated as 'decking 1' on the plans originally received) from the planning application). Branksome Chine Cafe, Pinecliff Road, Poole, BH13 6LP · ref APP/22/00538/F | Approved · 2023-02-28 | 800m |
| Internal and external alterations and extensions to the existing cafe/restaurant premises. Branksome Chine Cafe, Pinecliff Road, Poole, BH13 6LP · ref APP/22/00159/F | Approved · 2022-12-18 | 800m |
37 incidents recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
About 29% lower than a year ago, 133 across June to August 2026 against 187 in June to August 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.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dental on The Banks | Dentist | 430m |
| Sustudio | Gym | 430m |
| Renova | Clinic | 440m |
| Haven Medical | GP surgery | 450m |
7 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.