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
Verwood ward · Verwood · Dorset Council · North Dorset constituency
15
Green spaces mapped within 1km
2
Community venues and places of worship
6
Public defibrillators recorded
5
Planning applications still undecided
4
Schools, colleges and libraries
35
Crimes recorded, August 2026
Open to commentTree works
T2 Oak: Reduce by a maximum of 2-3 metres, as annotated on the diagram. Thin crown by 20%. — Primrose Cottage Dewlands Common Verwood BH31 6JL · 990m away · lodged 5 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=432599
Open to commentTree works
T1 Copper Beech - Crown raise over the driveway and parking area to provide suitable clearance beneath the canopy to statutory heights (5.2 metres over a highway and 2.5 metres over a footpath). - Reduce lateral growth extending towards the buildings and over the parking area, pruning back to suitable growth points no more than 2 metres approximately. — 5 Edmondsham Road Verwood BH31 7PA · 790m away · lodged 14 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=432236
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series 3: A Day In The Life Of BCP Council’s Chief Executive
7.00pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University, Gillett Road, Talbot Village · 15.0km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-a-day-in-the-life-of-bcp-councils-chief-executive/
InitiativeUHD Hospitals Dorset Need Your Donations!
Anytime · Poole, Hospital's Dome, Longfleet Road, Poole or Beach Building, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Casle Lane E, Bournemouth · 18.6km
https://www.uhdcharity.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVJgS1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMFVJQ3dvRXU5TGlocllReVNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeox7FPJxlgDv-yJLQ2ZrUvl2MRVGZwQWicTCRxTzkS4yFWY7iqQ5_2XIH16M_aem_E4Sd3ze-ll-EE16t3eDE2A
PublicNearest defibrillator: Monmouth Ash, Verwood
370m away · 24/7 Access · Manor Road
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.875217&mlon=-1.877923#map=19/50.875217/-1.877923
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 | 5.7 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Budgen's Copse | Woodland | 260m |
| Champtoceaux Green | Park | 480m |
| Verwood Recreation Ground | Park | 670m |
| Verwood Green | Park | 680m |
| Stephen's Castle | Nature reserve | 990m |
10 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.
20 within 1km, 5 still undecided.
| Type of application | Number |
|---|---|
| Major schemes, Large schemes. The council's own classification. | 0 |
| Householder, Extensions, loft conversions, garages and other work to one home. | 1 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 17 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 2 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| T2 Oak: Reduce by a maximum of 2-3 metres, as annotated on the diagram. Thin crown by 20%.Primrose Cottage Dewlands Common Verwood BH31 6JL · ref P/TRT/2026/06038 | Undecided | 990m |
| T1 Copper Beech - Crown raise over the driveway and parking area to provide suitable clearance beneath the canopy to statutory heights (5.2 metres over a highway and 2.5 metres over a footpath). - Reduce lateral growth extending towards the buildings and over the parking area, pruning back to suitable growth points no more than 2 metres approximately.5 Edmondsham Road Verwood BH31 7PA · ref P/TRT/2026/05720 | Undecided | 790m |
| T1 Scots Pine: Fell to ground level.Birchwood Cottage Sandy Lane Verwood BH31 6BZ · ref P/TRT/2026/05829 | Undecided | 470m |
| G1 Oak x4 - Crown lift to a height of 6 metres (side of 52 Keswick Way only).52 Keswick Way Verwood BH31 6HP · ref P/TRT/2026/05539 | Undecided | 780m |
| Creation of charging zones, erection of EV chargers, sub-station enclosure, LV panel GRP enclosure, meter cabinet and associated works.Morrisons Car Park Chiltern Drive Verwood · ref P/FUL/2026/05419 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael & All Angels, anglican | Place of worship | 560m |
| Helix | Community centre | 780m |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Ash, Verwood. Manor Road, BH31 6DT | Public · 24/7 Access | 370m |
| Verwood Town Council. 28 Vicarage Road, BH31 6DR | Public · 24/7 Access | 530m |
| Tesco. 2- 4 Ringwood Road, BH31 7AQ | Public · Varied Access | 580m |
| Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre. Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre, BH31 6HF | Public · Varied Access | 640m |
| Public defibrillator. Verwood Concert Brass Band Hall, BH31 7PD | Public · 24/7 Access | 730m |
| Public defibrillator. Verwood Campus, BH31 6JF | Public · Varied Access | 920m |
| Hillside First School. Hillside Community First School, BH31 7HE | Restricted · Varied Access | 640m |
| Lake Road Surgery. Lake Road, BH31 6BY | Restricted · Varied Access | 730m |
| The Hub (Verwood Leisure). The Hub (Verwood Leisure), BH31 7QE | 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 2026-10-01. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
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| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Verwood Library | Library | 650m |
| Hillside Community First School, Initio Learning Trust | School | 680m |
| Verwood C.E. First School, anglican · Initio Learning Trust | School | 850m |
| Emmanuel Middle School, anglican · Initio Learning Trust | School | 970m |
1 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
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.
| Undecided |
| 240m |
| T1 English Oak - Crown lift to 4 metres by removal of secondary/tertiary limbs. T2 English Oak - Crown lift to 4 metres by removal of secondary/tertiary limbs. T3 English Oak - Crown lift to 4 metres by removal of secondary/tertiary limbs.Grove Cottage The Grove Verwood BH31 6EZ · ref P/TRT/2026/04334 | Permitted | 230m |
| 3x Birch (dead) - Fell under regulation 14 exemptions.12 Moneyfly Road Verwood BH31 6BL · ref P/TRD/2026/05346 | Permitted | 890m |
| T1 English Oak - Crown raise to a distance of 5 metres above ground level by the removal of secondary and tertiary limbs only.3A Noon Hill Drive Verwood BH31 7XU · ref P/TRT/2026/05212 | Permitted | 890m |
| T4 Quercus Robur - Reduce lower limbs to allow for 3-metres clearance from the roof of the property.Land adjoining 56 The Curlews Verwood BH31 6NU · ref P/TRT/2026/04965 | Permitted | 330m |
| T1 Oak (located at the edge of Verwood Industrial Estate and overhanging Conifers, Sandy Lane) - 2 metre crown reduction of the lateral branches extending towards the resident's garden. No reduction to the height.Verwood Industrial Estate, Unit 2 To 3 And 5 And 6 To 9 Black Hill Verwood BH31 6HA · ref P/TRT/2026/04889 | Permitted | 480m |
| Non-material amendment to approved P/A P/HOU/2025/07109 (Erect a first floor extension on the front elevation to be tied into existing roof, and erect a detached garage. External alterations and convert garage to habitable accommodation) to amend the proposal to Erect a first floor extension on the front elevation to be tied into existing roof, and erect a new garage. External alterations and convert garage to habitable accommodation15 Keswick Way Verwood BH31 6HP · ref P/NMA/2026/04821 | Permitted | 690m |
| Remove Oak under regulation 14.17 Thorne Close Verwood BH31 6QG · ref P/TRD/2026/04742 | Permitted | 870m |
Source: PlanIt, which mirrors council registers. The council’s own register is the authoritative one, https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/planning.
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 up to 100 dwellings and a Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS) on approximately 6.6 hectares of land south and west of Manor Road and in the vicinity of St. Michael’s Road, Verwood. The dwellings will be a combination of open market houses, affordable houses and potentially a small number of flats. Land To The West Of Manor Road Verwood · ref P/ESC/2025/04276 | Approved · 2025-08-06 | 880m |
35 incidents recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
About 13% lower than a year ago, 117 across June to August 2026 against 135 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.
Nothing recorded within 1km.