====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, BH16 5SZ ====================================================================== Lytchett Matravers & Upton ward · Dorset Council · Lytchett Minster and Upton · Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:36 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/BH165SZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Good (20 European AQI). PM2.5 5.2, PM10 15.3, NO2 2.3, ozone 51 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 4 unnamed patches). - Unnamed woodland, 770m - Unnamed heathland, 840m - Walled Garden, Garden, 920m - Unnamed scrub, 920m - Unnamed woodland, 930m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 20 total, 7 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 New homes 1 Householder 5 Tree works 9 Other 5 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-15 Erect single storey side and rear extension with loft conversion. 4 Birchwood Road Upton BH16 5LE, 710m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/05064 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431480 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-01 Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of side and rear extension. Construct higher roof for the formation of first floor habitable accommodation with dormer windows and a Juliet balcony on the rear elevation 123 Sandy Lane Upton BH16 5LT, 570m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04013 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430262 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-01 Installation of outdoor air conditioning unit 23 Gorse Lane Upton BH16 5RR, 880m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04684 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431035 * Undecided · Trees · 2026-08-25 T1 Oak - Reduce crown by 2-3 metres to suitable growth points. 3 Cherry Hill Grove Upton BH16 5LP, 520m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04679 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431029 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-18 Erect front and rear extension. Raise ridge to include rooms in roof. Replacement of integrated garage with habitable space above. 634 Blandford Road Upton BH16 5EQ, 310m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04503 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430834 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-13 Sever plot and erect 2 dwellings and install air source heat pumps 57 Poole Road Upton BH16 5HY, 500m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04430 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430746 * Permitted · Amendment · 2026-08-13 Non Material Amendment to allow for minor design changes to include front corner infill to existing side extension to "square off" building to Planning Permission P/HOU/2026/02455: Demolition of existing conservatory. Erect a single storey rear extension, extend existing side extension to rear and add second storey – roof amended to accommodate changes to extension. Remove existing front archway to re-site front door and add porch overhang. 3 Pearce Road Upton BH16 5LF, 830m away. Ref P/NMA/2026/04443 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430767 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-12 T1 Monterey Cypress - Fell. Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU, 490m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04403 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430707 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-04 T1 English Oak - Undertake a branch reduction on all lateral growth only spanning from a North-South direction by no more than 1 metre from the tips inward. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 55 mm in diameter. 18 Woodcote Drive Upton BH16 5RA, 630m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04218 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430495 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-07-28 Oak - Crown reduction by up to 2 metres back to previous reduction points. - Prune back from power/phone lines to give 1-metre clearance. - Crown lift to 5.5 metres all the way round pruning tertiary and secondary branches only. 101 Sandy Lane Upton BH16 5LT, 430m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04231 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430508 * Permitted · type unknown · 2026-07-28 Removal of one number telephone box O/s Post office 6 Poole Road Upton Poole BH16 5JA, 540m away. Ref P/NOTP/2026/04129 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430394 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-07-27 T1 Oak (part of G7 on TPO) – Reduction of the furthest extended lateral tertiary branches growing in a northwest direction over the rear gardens of 7 & 8 Bridle Close by no more than 1m from the branch tips inwards (amended description of works). Land to the rear of 7 & 8 Bridle Close Upton BH16 5SU, 570m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04068 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430324 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-07-22 G1 Group 11x Oak Car park-side canopy: - Crown raise over car park by up to 2 metres to gain 5.2 metres from the ground. - Reduce overextended branches by 2 metres. Building-side canopy: - Clear building to give 2-metre clearance. - Reduce overextended branches by 2 metres. (All works as indicated in submitted annotated photographs) Upton Health Centre Blandford Road North Upton BH16 5PW, 680m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/03947 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430185 * Rejected · Full · 2026-07-21 Erect a boundary fence 2m high set 1.1m behind back of highway Hartwell House Poole Road Upton BH16 5LW, 700m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/03815 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430032 * Permitted · Outline · 2026-07-17 Minor external alterations associated with remodelling including: removal of chimney, amendments to windows, creation of juliet balcony to rear and installation of rooflights 173 Sandy Lane Upton BH16 5LU, 990m away. Ref P/CLP/2026/03898 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430123 … and 5 more. Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, July 2026: 98 incidents near this postcode. - Violence & sexual offences: 35 - Anti-social behaviour: 28 - Criminal damage & arson: 12 - Other theft: 9 - Vehicle crime: 4 - Burglary: 3 - Public order: 3 - Possession of weapons: 1 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 2021-09-22 Demolition of Nos. 556, 558 & 560 Blandford Road and erection of 11 dwellings with associated access and parking at Nos. 556, 558 & 560 Blandford Road and land rear of No. 554 Blandford Road 556, 558 & 560 Blandford Road and LRO 554 Blandford Road, 556 Blandford Road, Poole, BH16 5EG, 250m away. Ref APP/21/00065/F https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/APP/21/00065/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: - St Dunstan, Place of worship, 500m, anglican - Turlin Moor Youth Centre, Community centre, 820m - St Gabriel, Place of worship, 830m, anglican - The Hub, Community centre, 930m, Vine Church Poole Resident noticeboard: nothing added for this area yet. Have your say: - Consultations: https://consultation.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ - Council meetings: https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/uuCoverPage.aspx?bcr=1 - Councillors: https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx - Write to your representatives: https://www.writetothem.com/ - MP: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), https://members.parliament.uk/member/5327/contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. HEALTH & WELLBEING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Defibrillators within 1km: 11, nearest public one 240m away. * Field Engineering, 240m, Public, Varied Access 10 Factory Road, BH16 5SJ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 600m From OpenStreetMap, not on the national register. * Bayside-Academy, 820m, Public, Varied Access Bayside Academy, BH16 5AH Source: British Heart Foundation. * St Gabriel's Church, 840m, Public, 24/7 Access St Gabriels Church Hall, BH16 5BH Source: British Heart Foundation. * Lytchett Minster & Upton Town Council, 850m, Public, 24/7 Access 1 Moorland Parade, BH16 5JS Source: British Heart Foundation. * Hamworthy, 990m, Public, 24/7 Access Junction Road, BH16 5AA Source: British Heart Foundation. * Europlacer Ltd, 230m, Restricted, Varied Access 30 Factory Road, BH16 5SL Source: British Heart Foundation. * Bayside-Accademy, 850m, Restricted, Varied Access Bayside-Academy, BH16 5AH Source: British Heart Foundation. * The Tea Rooms Counter - Bcp Council, 880m, Restricted, Varied Access The Tea Rooms, BH17 7BJ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Upton Infant School, 930m, Restricted, Varied Access Upton Infants School, BH16 5LQ 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: - Upton Dental & Implant Clinic, Dentist, 330m - Upton Manor, Care home, 600m, Waypoints (Upton) Ltd - Upton Health Centre, GP surgery, 690m, The Adam Practice Sport and leisure within 1km: (none recorded within 1km) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - Yarrells Preparatory School, School, 520m - Upton Library, Library, 660m - Bayside Academy, School, 800m, Authentic Education Group Limited - The Quay School, School, 860m - Upton Infant School, School, 930m, Hamwic Education Trust ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 9 applications Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 7 of all types still undecided. 9 further applications concern trees and are not counted here. Green space: 1 space Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Walled Garden at 920m. Places to gather: 4 Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in. Learning on the doorstep: 4 schools, 1 library 5 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities. Nearest defibrillator: 230m 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: Good (20) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³, NO₂ 2.3 µg/m³. Development -> Transport 9 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 1 of them involving homes. A further 9 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 Walled Garden is 920m away, one of 1 named green spaces within 2km. 9 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 5 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is good today at 20 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 2.3 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 good (20), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 2.3 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 0 places to be active within 2km, against 4 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 4 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest St Dunstan at 500m. 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, 1 library and 0 heritage features within 2km, alongside 7 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.