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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
Westbourne & West Cliff ward · BCP Council · Bournemouth West constituency
23
Green spaces mapped within 1km
6
Community venues and places of worship
6
Public defibrillators recorded
62
Planning applications still undecided
3
Schools, colleges and libraries
382
Crimes recorded, August 2026
Closes in 7 daysPart retrospective application to replace existing pool house, erect 2 pergolas, gazebo,…
Part retrospective application to replace existing pool house, erect 2 pergolas, gazebo, solar panels, potting shed, summer house, wood store and associated hardstanding and air source heat pump — Flat 1 Eversley Court, 11 Milner Road Bournemouth BH4 8AD · 750m away · comments close 9 November 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04850/FUL
Closes in 10 daysReplacement of windows and doors on 3rd floor of the top flat
Replacement of windows and doors on 3rd floor of the top flat — Westbridge Park 24 West Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH4 8AA · 880m away · comments close 12 November 2026.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/04629/FUL
Open to commentTree works
T24 - Copper Beech - Root decay - Fell — 1 Westover Mews 4 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BT · 590m away · lodged 6 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning/Display/P/26/05226/REG14
Open to commentTree works
Retrospective - pollarding this tree at the main fork as the union is compromised, 24 / 10 / 26. — Woodleigh Court 9 Branksome Wood Road Bournemouth BH2 6BU · 1.0km 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/26/05185/REG14
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series 3: The Talbot Legacy. Past, Present & Future.
7.00-8.15pm · nspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 2.4km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-the-talbot-legacy-past-present-future/
EventA21 Global Freedom Summit in partnership with Bournemouth Walk for Freedom
10 am - 12.15pm · Citygate Church Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth · 2.9km
https://www.a21.org/shop-event.php?intid-4436
PublicNearest defibrillator: The Westbourne
150m away · 24/7 Access · 45 Poole Road
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.722386&mlon=-1.90093#map=19/50.722386/-1.90093
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 | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 12.6 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 5.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Poole And Christchurch Council, Bournemouth, Poole And Christchurch Council | Park | 210m |
| The Dingle | Woodland | 450m |
| Upper Gardens | Park | 610m |
| Middle Chine | Woodland | 840m |
| Argyll Gardens | Garden | 1.0km |
18 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.
88 within 1km, 62 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. | 5 |
| Householder, Extensions, loft conversions, garages and other work to one home. | 3 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 70 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 10 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and conversion of first and second floor offices into 6 flats with bin and cycle stores18-22 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS · ref P/26/05249/LB | Undecided | 900m |
| Internal alterations and conversion of first and second floor offices into 6 flats with bin and cycle stores18-22 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS · ref P/26/05248/FUL | Undecided | 900m |
| T24 - Copper Beech - Root decay - Fell1 Westover Mews 4 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BT · ref P/26/05226/REG14 | Undecided | 590m |
| Retrospective - pollarding this tree at the main fork as the union is compromised, 24 / 10 / 26.Woodleigh Court 9 Branksome Wood Road Bournemouth BH2 6BU · ref P/26/05185/REG14 | Undecided | 1.0km |
| Non material amendment following approval of P/26/02560/HOU New fenestration and rooflight layout with a log burner flue in the rear proposed extensionSeafern House 14 Burton Road Poole BH13 6DU · ref P/26/05216/NMA |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Cliff Baptist Church, baptist | Place of worship | 110m |
| Our Lady Immaculate Church, roman catholic | Place of worship | 260m |
| Christ Church, anglican | Place of worship | 420m |
| St. Ambrose Church, anglican | Place of worship | 430m |
| St Michael's Church, anglican | Place of worship | 780m |
| St John's Church, anglican | Place of worship | 800m |
Jessica Toale (Labour), Bournemouth West
Write to them at https://www.writetothem.com/
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Westbourne. 45 Poole Road, BH4 9DN | Public · 24/7 Access | 150m |
| Tesco. Former Methodist Church, BH4 9DW | Public · Varied Access | 200m |
| Liverpool Victoria. Frizzell House, BH1 2NF | Public · 24/7 Access | 610m |
| Home Appliance Guard Ltd T/A Zest. 3 Poole Road, BH2 5QJ | Public · Varied Access | 740m |
| Kings House Care Home. Kings House, BH4 8JQ | Public · 24/7 Access | 920m |
| Public defibrillator. Admirals Walk, BH2 5HG | Public · 24/7 Access | 1.0km |
| Westbourne Medical Centre. Westbourne Medical Centre, BH4 9HJ | Restricted · Varied Access | 290m |
| Argyll Bowling Club. Argyll Bowling Club, BH4 8AB | Restricted · 24/7 Access | 620m |
| Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel. Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel, BH2 5JS | Restricted · 24/7 Access | 720m |
| Public defibrillator. 1 Somerville Road, BH2 5LH | Restricted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Westbourne Library, Mo,Fr,Sa 09:30-13:00; Tu,Th 09:30-18:00; We,Su off | Library | 170m |
| Westbourne academy | School | 400m |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, anglican | School | 850m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skerryvore, Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Garden | Memorial | 370m |
| Site of R L Stevenson's house | Archaeological site | 400m |
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 |
| 900m |
| T1 - Oak - Reduce lower secondary branches growing over the neighbouring property’s garden area by 2m to a suitable growing point up to a height of 4.5m from ground level. Reduce 1 low overextending branch by 3m to a suitable growing point. T2 - Cypress - Reduce lower section of branches by 1m up to a height of 3m from ground level. T3 - Cypress - Fell to ground level.Nightingales 5 Milner Road Bournemouth BH4 8AD · ref P/26/05151/TTPO | Undecided | 750m |
| T1 - Norway maple - Fell Replant with similar maple species T2 - Sweet chestnut - crown lift up to 5.2m T3 - Chestnut - Crown lift up to 5.2m Tree 4 chestnut crown lift up to 5.2m T5 - Eucalyptus Reduce by 4m in height and 2m in lateral spread Crown lift to 5.2m t28 West Hill Road Bournemouth BH2 5PG · ref P/26/05102/TTPO | Undecided | 960m |
| T1 Silver Birch – Dead – Fell25 Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9HW · ref P/26/05116/REG14 | Permitted | 480m |
| Lawful Development Certificate for proposed chimney removal to the roof line at the rear elevation of the pitched roof and repair the pitched roof coverings.8 Milburn Road Bournemouth BH4 9HJ · ref P/26/05115/CLP | Undecided | 360m |
| T1 - Oak - Crown lift by the removal of the lower three branches T2 - Silver birch - Fell to ground level T3 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level T4 - Holly - Reshape by 1-2 metres all over5 Walsford Road Bournemouth BH4 9NA · ref P/26/05085/TTPO | Undecided | 850m |
| T1 – Oak (Quercus sp.) - Selective lateral crown reduction of approximately 1.5 metres to the garden-facing side of the canopy, as illustrated in the accompanying annotated photograph. Branches to be reduced to suitable secondary growth points, retaining the tree’s natural form.38 Branksome Hill Road Bournemouth BH4 9LE · ref P/26/05095/TTPO | Undecided | 940m |
| G4 - Pine - FellThe Lindsay 47A Lindsay Road Bournemouth BH13 6AP · ref P/26/05078/TTPO | Undecided | 830m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minor material amendment application to vary condition no. 1, 9 and 18 of application 7-2020-2129-AL (Erection of two blocks of 45 flats with basement parking and associated access). 18-22A Studland Road Bournemouth BH4 8JA · ref 7-2023-2129-AN | Approved · 2024-06-27 | 900m |
| Demolition of existing office building and the erection of a flatted development comprising of 40 units with associated cycle parking and landscaping. Retention of one access for servicing.. Tayfield House 38 Poole Road Bournemouth BH4 9DW · ref 7-2023-71-M | Approved · 2024-04-25 | 150m |
| Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new hospital building comprising treatment rooms, bedrooms, ancillary accommodation, associated car park reconfiguration, generator reconfiguration and associated works. Herbert Hospital 49 Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8EW · ref 7-2022-7797-AW | Approved · 2023-05-12 | 600m |
| Non material amendment to application 7-2020-2129-AL to change description to Erection of two blocks of 45 flats with basement parking and associated access. 18-22A Studland Road Bournemouth BH4 8JA · ref 7-2022-2129-AM | Approved · 2022-11-18 | 900m |
382 incidents recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
Broadly unchanged from a year ago, 1172 across June to August 2026 against 1255 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.
Submitted by neighbours and checked by a moderator before publication. Not an official listing.
| 860m |
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.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arrowedge Ltd | Pharmacy | 260m |
| Poole Bay Pharmacy, Mo-Sa 07:00-23:00; Su 10:00-14:00 | Pharmacy | 280m |
| Boots, Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30 | Pharmacy | 290m |
| Westbourne Medical Centre | GP surgery | 290m |
| Ocean Health | GP surgery | 300m |
| The Clinic | GP surgery | 310m |
| Vantage Pharmacy, Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00 | Pharmacy | 350m |
| Westbourne Dental | Dentist | 420m |
| Bournemouth Laser & Skincare Clinic | Clinic | 490m |
| Dorset HealthCare | Hospital | 550m |
| Poole Road Medical Centre | GP surgery | 600m |
| Poole Road Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 610m |
| Alington Dental | Dentist | 620m |
2 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.