Your neighbourhood
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
Broadstone ward · BCP Council · Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency
11
Green spaces mapped within 1km
4
Community venues and places of worship
7
Public defibrillators recorded
29
Planning applications still undecided
4
Schools, colleges and libraries
64
Crimes recorded, July 2026
Closes in 13 daysSide extension with room above and increase bathroom dormer
Side extension with room above and increase bathroom dormer — 126 West Way Poole BH18 9LN · 400m away · comments close 1 October 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04365/HOU
Closes in 13 daysProposed Extension and loft conversion with detached garage
Proposed Extension and loft conversion with detached garage — 20 High Park Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9DE · 790m away · comments close 1 October 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04261/HOU
Closes in 14 daysSingle storey extension to side and rear
Single storey extension to side and rear — 124 York Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8EY · 950m away · comments close 2 October 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04120/HOU
Open to commentTree works
T1 - Betula Pendula - Fell to ground level. Poorly formed with 3 stems, customer has recently planted 12 new trees in the rear of the property but would like to remove the birch, we fear future failure. — 19 Sandford Way Poole BH18 9NW · 680m away · lodged 4 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04441/TTPO
Open to commentTree works
T1 - Lime - Raise the crown to 6m from ground level via the removal of tertiary and secondary branches only and up to 8m via the removal of epicormic growth from the main stem and the first 2m of the primary limbs. T2 - Holm Oak (Neighbouring propery): Reduce all lateral growth growing towards the No.15 by no more than 1m to the previous reduction poinnts. T3 - Holm Oak (Neighbouring propery): Reduce all lateral growth growing towards the No.15 by no more than 1m to the previous reduction poinnts. — 15 Barry Gardens Poole BH18 9EN · 800m 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/26/04342/TTPO
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series - You Are When You Eat
October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 7.4km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-you-are-when-you-eat/
PublicNearest defibrillator: Broadstone Baptist Church
190m away · 24/7 Access · Broadstone Baptist Church,
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.758152&mlon=-1.99706#map=19/50.758152/-1.99706
The green space, heathland, woodland and water on your doorstep. How clean the air is, where it floods, and where you can help.
Fair , 21 on the European AQI.
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 15.1 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 3.9 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Clump | Woodland | 440m |
| Broadstone Heath Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | 730m |
| Pocket Park | Park | 790m |
8 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.
52 within 1km, 29 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. | 12 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 36 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 2 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Single storey extensions to the front and rear, with internal alterations. Material finish change to the house. Alterations to fenestration.14 Abbotsbury Road Poole BH18 9DA · ref P/26/04472/HOU | Undecided | 680m |
| T1 - Betula Pendula - Fell to ground level. Poorly formed with 3 stems, customer has recently planted 12 new trees in the rear of the property but would like to remove the birch, we fear future failure.19 Sandford Way Poole BH18 9NW · ref P/26/04441/TTPO | Undecided | 680m |
| Side extension with room above and increase bathroom dormer126 West Way Poole BH18 9LN · ref P/26/04365/HOU | Undecided | 400m |
| T1 - Lime - Raise the crown to 6m from ground level via the removal of tertiary and secondary branches only and up to 8m via the removal of epicormic growth from the main stem and the first 2m of the primary limbs. T2 - Holm Oak (Neighbouring propery): Reduce all lateral growth growing towards the No.15 by no more than 1m to the previous reduction poinnts. T3 - Holm Oak (Neighbouring propery): Reduce all lateral growth growing towards the No.15 by no more than 1m to the previous reduction poinnts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Broadstone Methodist Church Centre, methodist | Place of worship | 290m |
| Broadstone URC, united reformed | Place of worship | 370m |
| Saint John the Baptist, anglican | Place of worship | 430m |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, catholic | Place of worship | 850m |
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), Mid Dorset and North 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Broadstone Baptist Church. Broadstone Baptist Church,, BH18 8EW | Public · 24/7 Access | 190m |
| Nationwide Broadstone. The Broadway,169 Lower Blandford Rd, BH18 8DH | Public · 24/7 Access | 240m |
| Bond's Barbershop. Bond's Broadstone, BH18 8DN | Public · 24/7 Access | 250m |
| Tesco Express. 184 Lower Blandford Rd, BH18 8DP | Public · Varied Access | 290m |
| Royal British Legion Club. 5 Tudor Road, BH18 8AW | Public · Varied Access | 550m |
| Public defibrillator. Broadstone Recreation Ground Car Park, BH18 8NE | Public · 24/7 Access | 610m |
| Springdale First School. Springdale First School, BH18 9BW | Public · Varied Access | 770m |
| Marks & Spencer. Marks & Spencer, BH18 8DP | Restricted · Varied Access | 310m |
| Bournemouth Ymca. The Junction Sport And Leisure Centre, BH18 8AX | Restricted · Varied Access | 460m |
| Public defibrillator. 3 Tudor Road, BH18 8AW |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Broadstone Christian Nursery | School | 340m |
| Broadstone Library, Mo,We,Fr 09:30-17:00l Tu,Sa 09:30-13:00, Th,su off · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | Library | 350m |
| Broadstone First School, Southern Education Trust | School | 470m |
| Springdale First School, Hamwic Education Trust | School | 750m |
Harmony places real weight on respecting place, tradition and what came before. What is protected near you, and what makes this neighbourhood distinctive.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|
1 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
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.
| Undecided |
| 800m |
| Proposed Extension and loft conversion with detached garage20 High Park Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9DE · ref P/26/04261/HOU | Undecided | 790m |
| Pine – Dead – Fell3 High Way Poole BH18 9NB · ref P/26/04276/REG14 | Permitted | 450m |
| T1 - Silver Birch - Undertake an upper crown reduction of no more than 1m from the tips inwards ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 55mm. T2 - English Oak - undertake a 1.5m lateral branch reduction as per the attached photos1 Sunningdale Gardens Poole Broadstone BH18 9BF · ref P/26/04227/TTPO | Undecided | 850m |
| T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Fell T2 - Arbutus - Remove the 3 low level lateral branches, growing at ground level.9 Golf Links Road Poole BH18 8BE · ref P/26/04249/TCA | Undecided | 690m |
| Silver Birch – Dead – Fell15 Corfe Way Poole BH18 9ND · ref P/26/04244/REG14 | Permitted | 850m |
| Proposed dormer on the rear roof slope of the bungalow8 Pickering Close Poole Broadstone BH18 8JL · ref P/26/04203/HOU | Undecided | 720m |
| T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Fell . T2 - Oak - Crown raise to allow 2m clearance from the shed roofs and the fruit trees from the tips of the crown. Secondary and tertiary branches only to be removed. T3 - Oak - Crown raise to allow 2m clearance from the shed roofs and the tips of the crown. . Secondary and tertiary branches only to be removed.Broadstone Allotments Lower Blandford Road Poole BH18 8NT · ref P/26/04224/TTPO | Undecided | 630m |
| T1- Ash. Fell. Tree is showing signs of ash die back. Replant with English Oak.4 Sharlands Close Poole BH18 8NB · ref P/26/04139/TTPO | Undecided | 530m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erect a 15 bed House in Multiple Occupation with associated parking and vehicular access.. Land adj 147 Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 8NT · ref APP/20/00517/F | Approved · 2022-01-24 | 630m |
64 incidents recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
About 32% higher than a year ago, 197 across May to July 2026 against 149 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 |
| 540m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boots | Pharmacy | 310m |
| The Hadleigh Practice | GP surgery | 370m |
| The Junction | Sports centre | 440m |
2 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.