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Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Dorchester West ward · Dorset Council · West Dorset constituency
See what’s changing, available and important within 1km of DT1 1XA.
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A few seconds’ read for DT1 1XA. Everything in full is in the seven strands below.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
850m away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
850m away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
930m away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
T2 Lime - Re-pollard back to previous points by up to 2.5m T3 Silver Birch - Reduce in height by up to 2.5m, shape in and balance T4 & T5 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m, shape in and balance T6, T7 and T8 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m, shape in and balance T10 Sorbus - Crown raise by up to 4m — Princes Mews West & Somerleigh Road Princes Street Dorchester DT1 1UN · 230m away · lodged 4 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
InitiativeCommunity & Connection
Community & Connection
Anytime · Poole, Hospital's Dome, Longfleet Road, Poole or Beach Building, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Casle Lane E, Bournemouth · 32.7km
PublicHealth & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
20m away · Varied Access · 66 High West Street
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
T1 London Plane - Reduce south and north quadrants over the car park and road by up to 2.5m, selectively reduce the remaining crown by up to 1m & crown raise by up to 3.5m from ground level to provide clearance of the pavement T9 Sorbus - Crown raise by up to 4m — Princes Mews West & Somerleigh Road Princes Street Dorchester DT1 1UN · 210m away · lodged 4 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
Development shapes travel; travel shapes the air; the air shapes health; and today’s decisions shape what the next generation inherits. 6 links measured from this postcode’s own figures — each ends in a question, not a forecast.
DevelopmentaffectsTransport
12
building applications, of 33 in all
2
involve homes
13
tree works, counted apart
12 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 2 of them involving homes. A further 13 concern trees and are counted separately. They change the canopy, not the traffic.
How might that development affect travel demand on the existing network, and is anyone assessing it cumulatively, or one application at a time?
DevelopmentaffectsNature
130m
to All Saints Church Garden
7
named green spaces
12
applications in the same radius
All Saints Church Garden is 130m away, one of 7 named green spaces within 2km. 12 development applications sit inside the same radius.
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?
ChildrenaffectsAir quality
3
schools & learning sites
46
air index · moderate
16.3
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
3 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is moderate today at 46 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 16.3 µg/m³.
How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day?
Air qualityaffectsHealth
Moderate
air quality today
46
European air index
16.3
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
Today's reading is moderate (46), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 16.3 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.
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 spaceaffectsWellbeing
7
green spaces
5
places to be active
9
indoor places to gather
7 named green spaces and 5 places to be active within 2km, against 9 indoor places to gather.
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 gatheraffectsConnection
9
halls, centres & churches
50m
to Holy Trinity Catholic Church
9 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 50m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
This is what Harmony means in practice: people, place and the natural world as one system rather than seven separate files. Pull on any one of these and the others move.
The Department for Education's own register: every state and independent school, not just the mapped ones. Each links to its latest Ofsted report (Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade).
2 schools within 1km, from the Department for Education’s register.
Source: Get Information About Schools (DfE); reports from Ofsted. Ofsted stopped giving schools single-word ratings in September 2024, and the official register no longer carries one. Each school's link opens its Ofsted reports page, where the full inspection reports live.
Buildings with statutory protection, from the national register rather than the map.
279 listed buildings within 1km — 4 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 259 Grade II
Most notable: Church of St Peter. Railings on East and South Sides of Churchyard · Grade I · 30m away
The people elected to speak for this area, from national to neighbourhood.
Your MP
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat · West Dorset
Contact Edward Morello(opens in a new tab)The most recent divisions in the House of Commons, newest first, exactly as Parliament records them. Nothing here is grouped by subject or scored.
Voted for21 Oct 2026
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers
57 for, 279 against · this side lost · the full division
Voted for
Most local decisions are made in public, on a deadline. These are where they're published.
Local news, notices and one-off happenings added by people who live here, checked by a moderator before they appear.
Charities, CICs, food banks, support groups and residents' associations working in your area. A local organisation is worth knowing about whether or not it has anything on this week, so it lives here in its own right.
Community
Places within 1km where you may be able to volunteer, because they are usually run by volunteers, alongside current opportunities added by residents and local organisations. Contact a place directly to ask what help it needs.
Plus 1 other mapped charity shop without a name, nearest 190m away.
Simple, current requests from local organisations — donations, drivers, raffle prizes, a spare pair of hands. Small things that are easy to help with if you happen to see them.
Nothing is being asked for right now. If you run a local group and need a hand with something, this is the place to say so.
Added by residentsAdded by local organisations, moderated before publishing
Clubs, societies, activities and groups you can join locally — the things that meet regularly and welcome new people, added by residents.
No groups have been added for this area yet. A choir, a running club, a book group, a chess night — if you know one that meets nearby and welcomes newcomers, this is where it goes.
Added by residentsAdded by residents, moderated before publishing
Halls, centres, social facilities and places of worship within 1km.
Plus 1 other mapped place of worship without a name, nearest 360m away.
The old-school suppliers: butcher, baker, greengrocer, farm shop, deli.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Theatres, cinemas, arts centres and music venues within 1km.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
46
Air quality index
Moderate on the European scale
0
Live flood warnings
In force within 20km
Water supply across this area is split between companies. Bournemouth Water has no hosepipe ban; Wessex Water (much of Poole) and South West Water (parts of Dorset) do have bans in force.
Check which company supplies your address to see whether a ban applies.
Pollen and UV from the Open-Meteo forecast; heat is the forecast temperature, not the official alert. The Heat-Health Alerts are issued by UKHSA: check the current alert.
Low
grass 0 grains/m³
Source: Open-Meteo pollen model (CAMS). The band applies to grass pollen, using the Met Office's published thresholds; other species are shown as counts because their banding is not consistently published.
Every figure here is measured from the six strands above. Every forward-looking line is a question, not a forecast.
A snapshot of the place we're passing on: the measures that say what sort of place this is to hand over, drawn together from the strands above.
Development pressure
12 applications
Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 16 of all types still undecided. 13 further applications concern trees and are not counted here.
Green space
7 spaces
Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is All Saints Church Garden at 130m.
Places to gather
9
Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in.
Learning on the doorstep
2 schools, 1 library
3 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities.
Nearest defibrillator
20m
24 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome.
Heritage features
18
Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km.
Air quality today
Moderate (46)
European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 24.7 µg/m³, NO₂ 16.3 µg/m³.
Events, clubs and activities for the next generation, added by local people and read by a moderator before they appear.
Nothing has been added here yet. Running something for children, young people or the future of the area? Add it so people can find it.
Play spaces, family facilities and things for children nearby. Playgrounds and skate parks come from the map; children's centres, family hubs and toddler groups are best found through your council's family services, or added by residents below. Schools are under Learning & Skills.
Nothing named is mapped here. Just 6 mapped playgrounds without a name, nearest 410m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); services from the council
Places, activities and opportunities for young people — the gap between a playground and adulthood. Open data maps youth centres and skate parks; youth clubs, teenage activities and schemes like Duke of Edinburgh are best added by people who run them.
No youth centres are mapped nearby yet. If you run a youth club, activity or scheme for teenagers here, add it so families can find it.
How today's decisions shape what this area becomes — population, housing, services, environment. Every line is a question, not a forecast. The three strongest are summarised higher up the page.
Air quality → Health
Today's reading is moderate (46), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 16.3 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.
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
7 named green spaces and 5 places to be active within 2km, against 9 indoor places to gather.
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
9 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 50m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyGet Information About Schools (DfE), refreshed monthly
Further and higher education across the whole of BCP, not just your immediate area — BU, AUB and Bournemouth & Poole College serve the entire conurbation.
Shaftsbury Millie College · College
South West Regional Assessment Centre · College
The Bournemouth and Poole College · College
Arts University Bournemouth · University
Bournemouth University · University
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) · University
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) · University
Cambian Wing College · College
Health Services University · University
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), across BCP
Find local courses, adult education and ways to learn something new. These are national services you search for your own area, so they cover the whole of BCP.
Search thousands of courses across the country, from adult education to professional qualifications.
Free level-3 qualifications for eligible adults, funded by the government.
Free online courses in numeracy, digital and workplace skills.
Flexible distance learning, from free short courses on OpenLearn to full degrees.
Free talks, first aid training, digital skills, environmental education. Added by whoever runs them, and shown right across BCP.
Nothing listed yet. If you run a session near here, add it and it will show for everyone who looks up a nearby postcode.
Add the first one for this areaLibraries, learning centres and other places to learn nearby. Schools, colleges and universities have their own blocks above.
Dorchester Library · Library
Dorset County Council
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Finding work, careers advice and support back into employment. National services that cover the whole of BCP; local job fairs and support can be added below.
Free, impartial careers advice, skills assessments and a course finder, for any age.
The government's job search, listing vacancies across the country.
Support finding work, and help if you are claiming benefits while looking.
Your rights, and the help available, if you have been made redundant.
Learning while you earn, and technical routes into work. Particularly worth knowing for young people who don't want the university route.
Search and apply for apprenticeships across England, from intermediate to degree level.
Apprenticeship options explored alongside university choices, with how-to guides.
Two-year technical courses for 16 to 19 year-olds, combining study with a work placement.
Source: Historic England, National Heritage List for England. Listing protects a building's special interest in law; the register records what is protected, not what is merely old or well loved.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
This postcode is in the Dorchester Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area (designated 1970). That means extra planning controls on things like windows, walls, trees and extensions. What this means.
Conservation areas near you
Updated periodicallyHistoric England, National Heritage List for England; conservation areas via planning.data.gov.uk
How this place has changed: former buildings, previous land uses, monuments, memorials, archaeological sites and museums. The kind of thing residents can add to over time.
Dorset Museum · Museum
The Town Pump · Memorial
Tolpuddle Martyrs · Memorial
The Tutankhamun Exhibition · Museum
Dinosaur Museum · Museum
Terracotta Warriors Museum · Museum
The Teddy Bear Museum · Museum
Roman Town House · Archaeological site
The Keep Military Museum · Museum
Fordington German Prisoners of War Memorial · Memorial
Maumbury Rings · Archaeological site
Plus 7 other mapped places without a name, nearest 40m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap; statutory listings are held by Historic England
Stories, memories, photographs and history shared by local people. Read by a moderator before it appeared. Open data can say where a building is; only people can say what happened in it.
Know a story, place or photograph we’ve missed? It’s lost the moment nobody writes it down.
No local stories have been added here yet. How a street got its name, what stood on a corner, a photograph in a drawer. Be the first to add one.
Water companies announce hosepipe bans on their own pages; there is no single official feed. Checked 10 September 2026. Always confirm with your supplier before relying on it.
Source: Open-Meteo air quality model (CAMS). The air quality figure is modelled for this area from monitoring and weather data, not measured on your street.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Sewage was released into a river near you recently. A monitored storm overflow into Mill Stream Via Sws discharged in the last week.
6 monitored storm overflows within 1km. None is discharging right now.
Source: Environment Agency; water companies via the Storm Overflow Hub; The Rivers Trust. Bathing water classifications are the Environment Agency's, from four years of samples. Overflow status is each water company's own live monitor data, published to the national Storm Overflow Hub. The Environment Agency does not routinely sample E. coli on these river points, so the live sewage-discharge status is the honest signal for a river.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Parks, nature reserves, commons, woodland and allotments within 1km. Some green space, like a stretch of woodland, has no name on the map; it still shows in the list below even though it isn't counted above.
All Saints Church Garden · Park
Riverside Reserve · Nature reserve
Baptist Church Garden · Garden
Borough Gardens · Park
Salisbury Fields · Park
St Marys Garden · Park
Kings Road Park · Park
Plus 49 other mapped places without a name, nearest 240m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest, nature reserves, protected habitats, European wildlife designations and ancient woodland near you. Dorset's heaths make this an unusually rich area.
Updated periodicallyNatural England and others via planning.data.gov.uk
No Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are in force within 20km right now. That says nothing about long-term risk to this address.
LiveEnvironment Agency flood service
Bottle banks, textile and can points and recycling centres within 1km. For household waste centres, bulky-item collections and what goes in which bin, use your council.
Waitrose · Recycling point
crisp packets, plastic bags, soft plastics · Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council pages for centres and collections
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); plus residents and the council
Today's decisions → Future generations
2 schools, 1 library and 18 heritage features within 2km, alongside 16 planning applications still undecided.
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?
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
345 for, 108 against · this side won · the full division
Voted for21 Oct 2026
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
345 for, 108 against · this side won · the full division
Voted against20 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
330 for, 178 against · this side lost · the full division
Voted for20 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
184 for, 330 against · this side lost · the full division
Voted for20 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
179 for, 336 against · this side lost · the full division
Voted for20 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51
176 for, 329 against · this side lost · the full division
Voted for19 Oct 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
167 for, 327 against · this side lost · the full division
These are the last 8 divisions Edward Morello voted in. Votes where an MP was absent, paired or abstained are not recorded in this feed at all, so this is not a complete account of every question put to the House.
Source: Commons Votes, UK Parliament. The record of how one MP voted in the divisions they took part in, as Parliament publishes it. Nothing here is summarised, scored or grouped by subject.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Decided here, voted on there
What Dorset has decided recently, next to what Edward Morello has voted on in the Commons. Type a subject to narrow both lists at once.
The word is matched against the wording each body used. Nothing is paired up for you, and a word missing from one side does not mean the subject was ignored there.
Decided by Dorset
Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) Update
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) – Purewell
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: P138 - Highcliffe 2026 Traffic Regulation Order
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: Permanent Traffic Regulation Order – Active Travel Fund Alder Road to Coy Pond - 20mph Zone (S114)
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordLower Gardens Trust Board October 2026
28 Oct 2026
the decision recordFuture Arrangements for Grant Funded Temporary Accommodation
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordBCP Council Suicide Prevention Action Plan
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordBCP Homes Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordVoted on by Edward Morello
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side lost
the full divisionWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
20 Oct 2026 · Voted against · this side lost
the full divisionNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
20 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side lost
the full divisionNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
20 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side lost
the full divisionNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51
20 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side lost
the full divisionNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
19 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side lost
the full divisionTwo separate records, shown together. A council decision and a Commons division are different kinds of thing and neither is a response to the other, so nothing here is matched up or called a contradiction. Both link to the body’s own account of what happened.
How this area voted · 2024 General Election
Turnout 69% · majority 7,789 votes. Source: UK Parliament. Vote shares are the record of one election, not a statement about anyone who lives here now.
Worked out from your postcode. If you live very close to a constituency boundary, your address can fall the other side of it — check by address on Parliament’s own site.
Your ward councillors · Dorchester West
Councillors are the local end of the chain: planning, bins, roads and the council services on this page all answer to them before anyone else. From the council’s own register.
Your Police and Crime Commissioner
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner
Elected, and separate from the police themselves. They set the force’s budget and priorities and handle complaints about how it is run, which makes them the person to write to about the crime figures further up this page.
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner(opens in a new tab)Your town or parish council
Dorchester
The most local tier of all — town and parish councils look after things like allotments, halls and local green space, and are consulted on planning. No national register lists their members, so search their own site for who sits on it.
Find Dorchester’s council(opens in a new tab)Petitions people here are signing
Official UK Parliament petitions only, ranked by signatures from this constituency. The Government must respond at 10,000 signatures nationally; at 100,000 Parliament considers a debate. Listing a petition is a count, not an endorsement — read it and decide for yourself. Updated daily.
🎨🧶 Calling all makers, crafters, knitters, creators and book lovers! Got a stash of handmade and gently loved treasures looking for a new home? Our charity shops would love them! Whether it's knitted pumpkins, crocheted animals, handmade cards, festive decorations, knitted baby jackets, your creations can help raise life changing funds for your local hospitals. We also accept donations of pre-loved books, puzzles, board games and activity books. 📖 🧩 ✨ A handmade item can make a big difference. 💖 Every sale helps support patients, families and staff across the Royal Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospitals. 🏥 Just drop off you donations at one of our Charity Offices in Poole and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and we'll take care of the rest!
Organising one of these? To change a date or cancel it, use report this on the entry and a moderator will update it. One-off events are removed automatically the day after they take place.
Added by residentsSubmitted by residents, moderated before publishing
Dorset Prepared is part of local government and supports multi-agency emergency services, councils, environment agency, health organisations and voluntary organisations to enable people in Dorset to be more resilient and prepared for major incidents.
Organising one of these? To change a date or cancel it, use report this on the entry and a moderator will update it. One-off events are removed automatically the day after they take place.
Run one of these? Use report this on your listing to send us an update, and a moderator will make the change.
Added by residentsAdded by residents and organisations, moderated before publishing
Help your community in an emergency
Dorset Prepared explains how to become a volunteer responder, and how community groups can get ready to support their area during floods, storms and other emergencies.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap, plus residents
British Heart Foundation · Charity shop
Ferne Animal Sanctuary · Charity shop
Weldmar Hospicecare Trust · Charity shop
Sue Ryder · Charity shop
The Salvation Army · Charity shop
Oxfam · Charity shop
Julia's House · Charity shop
Holy Trinity Catholic Church · Place of worship
catholic
All Saints Church · Place of worship
Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society
Dorset County Hall · Town hall
Dorchester Baptist Church · Place of worship
baptist
The United Church · Place of worship
methodist; united reformed
St George · Place of worship
anglican
Church of St Mary the Virgin · Place of worship
anglican
The Storehouse Church · Place of worship
Naturalife · Delicatessen
Cornish Bakery · Bakery
The Fridge · Delicatessen
Cook · Delicatessen
Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Dorchester Butcher and Foods · Butcher
The Crusty Cob · Bakery
Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00; Sa 07:30-13:30
Plaza Cinema · Cinema
Odeon · Cinema
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
GPs, pharmacies, dentists, hospitals and other health services nearby, grouped by type.
Updated periodicallyNHS/CQC register and OpenStreetMap; inspection ratings are in Care services below
In a cardiac arrest, survival falls with every minute. Worth knowing before you need it, and worth telling a neighbour.
Dorset Museum & Art GalleryReport a problem with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery20m
PublicVaried Access
66 High West Street, DT1 1XA
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Fudges WoolReport a problem with Fudges Wool160m
Public24/7 Access
The Mews, DT1 1JP
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Waitrose & Partners - DorchesterReport a problem with Waitrose & Partners - Dorchester200m
PublicVaried Access
Tudor Arcade, DT1 1BN
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Public defibrillatorReport a problem with Public defibrillator220m
Public24/7 Access
Dorchester Masonic Hall, DT1 1TR
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Sleeping Bear HotelReport a problem with Sleeping Bear Hotel240m
PublicVaried Access
32 High West Street, DT1 1UP
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)19 more within 1km, 7 of them behind restricted access.
Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, as published on 1 October 2026. It is a monthly snapshot, not a live feed, and a device can be moved or go out of service between releases. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
Always call 999 first. The call handler will tell you where the nearest accessible unit is and give you its access code.
Updated periodicallyThe Circuit via the British Heart Foundation, refreshed monthly; supplemented by OpenStreetMap
Care homes, homecare providers and CQC ratings. Every one must register with the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them.
34 CQC-registered care services within 1km · 19 with a published rating
Source: Care Quality Commission. Ratings are the Care Quality Commission's own, from its most recent inspection of each service; each link opens the full CQC report. Many registered services, including most dental practices, are not given a rating at all.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyCare Quality Commission, refreshed monthly
Leisure centres, swimming pools, gyms, sports pitches and courts, running tracks, skate parks and outdoor gyms within 1km. Walking and cycling groups are usually resident-run — add one below if you know it.
The Gym · Gym
Dorchester Skate Park · Sports pitch
Plus 3 other mapped places without a name, nearest 380m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Local and national support, advice and services for your wellbeing.
Someone to talk to whatever you're going through, day or night, free to call.
Where to get NHS help, including self-referral to talking therapies without seeing a GP first.
Information and support for anyone facing a mental health problem.
Free, confidential 24/7 support by text: text SHOUT to 85258.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably, for anyone who is struggling or in crisis.
Advice and support if you look after a family member or friend.
Help after someone dies, for however long grief takes.
Run by the bereaved for the bereaved: finds you the right support, wherever you are and whoever you have lost.
Honest information about drugs, and confidential help to stop.
Free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health, in person and online.
Practical advice and emotional support on any issue disabled people face.
Befriending and a friendly ear for older people who feel isolated.
Ask your GP surgery about a link worker who can connect you to local activities and support.
Free, 24-hour helpline run by Refuge. You do not have to be in crisis to call.
Confidential help for men experiencing domestic abuse.
Free advice on money, benefits, debt, work, housing and consumer problems.
The Trussell Trust's national finder. Most food banks need a referral, explained on the page.
Emergency help and advice if you are homeless or at risk of losing your home.
Free NHS checks, screening programmes and vaccinations, and who is eligible for each.
A free mid-life check-up for adults aged 40 to 74, spotting early signs of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and more.
Who is invited, how often, and how to book. Offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.
Routine mammograms, offered to women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday.
A home test kit sent automatically to everyone aged 50 to 74.
The full NHS schedule, from childhood jabs to flu, COVID, shingles and travel vaccines.
Information about NHS 111, emergency care and when to call 999. In a life-threatening emergency, always call 999. These official routes work wherever you are and never depend on this page being up to date.
A life is at risk, a crime is in progress, or there is a fire. Call, don't look it up.
Urgent medical help when it isn't life-threatening — day or night, they tell you where to go.
A&E, urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units, and when to use each.
Nearest open pharmacy, including late and weekend opening, by postcode.
Report online, or call 101 when it isn't an emergency. Always 999 if it is.
Report a crime anonymously. They never trace calls or take your name.
Fire safety, a free home safety visit, and what to do about a hazard.
Nearest stations, for reference
Police: Dorchester Police Station, 760m away. Fire: Dorchester Fire Station, 2.5km away. Stations are not for emergencies, always dial 999.
Tap a tile to open that group.
What Dorset charges for 2026-27, including the police and fire shares. Parish precepts, where they exist, come on top.
| Band | Per year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,843 |
| B | £2,151 |
| C | £2,458 |
| D | £2,765 |
| E | £3,379 |
| F | £3,994 |
| G | £4,608 |
| H | £5,530 |
Of the Band D figure, £2,345.49 goes to the council, £322.58 to the police and £96.95 to fire and rescue. Your own band depends on your property’s 1991 valuation — check your band on GOV.UK.
Updated periodicallyMHCLG, council tax levels 2026-27, published March 2026
What the filling stations near you are charging, and how much the cheapest actually saves you. Prices come from the government register that every forecourt must keep current.
Unleaded
171.9pcheapest near you
Esso, Dorchester, 7.2km away.
Dearest nearby is 177.9p, a gap of 6.0p a litre, or about £3.00 on a 50-litre fill.
Diesel
198.9pcheapest near you
Shell, Dorchester, 470m away.
Dearest nearby is 201.9p, a gap of 3.0p a litre, or about £1.50 on a 50-litre fill.
Esso7.2km
Unleaded 171.9pDiesel 201.9pSuper unleaded 195.9pPremium diesel 219.9p
Bridport Road, W Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LJ
Air and screenwash · Toilets · Open 24 hours
This forecourt has not reported a change in over a month.
Show this forecourt on a map(opens in a new tab)Shell470m
Unleaded 173.9pDiesel 198.9pSuper unleaded 199.9pPremium diesel 224.9p
29B London Road, Dorchester, DT1 1NF
Air and screenwash · Toilets · Open 24 hours
Show this forecourt on a map1 nearby forecourt is temporarily closed and left out of the figures above.
Source: Fuel Finder, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. These are the prices each forecourt has reported to the government register, not prices we have checked at the pump.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyFuel Finder, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Public toilets mapped within 1km, with step-free access, charges and baby-change facilities where those are recorded. Opening hours vary by season and are not always mapped, so check before relying on one.
Nothing named is mapped here. Just 5 mapped places without a name, nearest 210m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
What is closed, blocked or queueing near here at the moment, refreshed every few minutes. Not the same as the planned roadworks below.
14 things happening on the roads near here now — 10 roads are closed.
Checked 2 minutes ago. Updates every few minutes.
Queueing traffic4.0km away
A37 · Sodern Lane / Gascoyne Lane to Ash Hill · about 3 minutes' delay · 0.3km affected
Stationary traffic
Road closed850m away
B3143 to Prince of Wales Road (B3144) / Barnes Way
Road closed850m away
Prince of Wales Road (B3144) / Barnes Way to B3143
Road closed930m away
Prince of Wales Road (B3144) / Kings Road to Prince of Wales Road (B3144)
Road closed930m away
Prince of Wales Road (B3144) to Prince of Wales Road (B3144) / Kings Road
Road closed1.4km away
Lubbecke Way to Long Bridge Way
Road closed1.4km away
Long Bridge Way to Lubbecke Way
Road closed4.1km away
A37 to Yew Tree Lane · 0.4km affected
Road closed4.1km away
Yew Tree Lane to A37 · 0.4km affected
Road closed23.9km away· National Highways
A35 both directions Miles Cross - narrow lanes, 30MPH temporary speed limit , traffic light plant crossing and no right turn from A35 onto West Rd or from West Rd onto the A35
Road closed
Source: Traffic data © TomTom. Live conditions reported by a traffic feed, not checked by us. An empty list means nothing has been reported, which is not the same as the roads being clear.
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Planned works: permission to dig, which may be for later in the year. No open national feed covers every council's roadworks, so this is a link rather than a list.
Police-reported injury collisions within 1km over the last five years, from the national record.
77 reported injury collisions within 1km, 2021 to 2025
Bus stops, stations and tram stops within 1km, from the Department for Transport's national register. A stop's two sides (one for each direction) are counted once.
22 bus stops within 1km, and 2 stations.
Named car parks within 1km, with whether they charge where that's recorded. For live tariffs and permits, check your council.
Lodged within 1km in the last 90 days, newest first. Each links to your council's own record, where the comment deadline is stated.
33 planning applications within 1km in the last 90 days.
TreesUndecided · Trees
T2 Lime - Re-pollard back to previous points by up to 2.5m T3 Silver Birch - Reduce in height by up to 2.5m, shape in and balance T4 & T5 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m, shape in…
T2 Lime - Re-pollard back to previous points by up to 2.5m T3 Silver Birch - Reduce in height by up to 2.5m, shape in and balance T4 & T5 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m, shape in and balance T6, T7 and T8 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m, shape in and balance T10 Sorbus - Crown raise by up to 4m
Princes Mews West & Somerleigh Road Princes Street Dorchester DT1 1UN · 230m away · Lodged 29 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05930
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 London Plane - Reduce south and north quadrants over the car park and road by up to 2.5m, selectively reduce the remaining crown by up to 1m & crown raise by up to 3.5m from ground level…
Source: PlanIt, collecting council planning registers on a delay. Counts are of applications lodged, which is a measure of paperwork, not of what will be built: many are refused, withdrawn or never begun.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Large developments within 1km that were granted permission in the last five years, newest decision first. These stay listed long after they drop out of the 90-day view above. A scheme is at its most visible on the ground exactly when it is quietest on the register.
Major schemeApproved September 2026
Change of use & conversion of The Maltings to create flexible commercial (Use Class E)/community (Use Class F2)) uses & parking purposes at basement floor & for residential (Use Class C3) at ground to second floors; with external alterations, extension to existing basement & erection of side extensions up to five storeys (to provide a total of 43 flats). Erection of four-storey building (Malting Mews) with parking at ground floor & residential use (Use Class C3) at first to fourth floors (27 flats) (With variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17 of planning permission P/FUL/2022/05673 to amend approved plans & allow for the development to be phased)
590m away · P/VOC/2026/03060
What the development levy has paid for in your ward, the road schemes under way near you, and the highways consultations you can still answer. All from the council's own publications.
Development levy returned to Dorchester West
The council has not published any neighbourhood portion spending for this ward. That usually means little new development has happened here to generate it, or the ward sits inside a parish or town council that receives the money directly.
Across the whole council area in 2023/24: £8.1m came in from developers, £5.4m was spent, and £29.4m was held unspent at the year end, £19.2m of it already allocated. The statement.
Road and travel schemes
Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) ProgrammeWhole area
The multi-million pound Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) investment is funding a network of new cycle and walking routes and bus and road improvements across the region, connecting major housing, employment, education and retail centres. The Transforming Travel website has full information about the project.
Completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry for this postcode, newest first. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices or estimates.
£315,000 typical of the last 1 sale in DT1 1XA (Apr 2024).
These are completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry, not asking prices or estimates. Prices reach the register a month or two after completion, so the very latest sales may not appear yet.
Updated periodicallyHM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence)
Police publish these snapped to anonymised map points, never real addresses.
130 incidents were recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
Broadly unchanged
336 recorded across June to August 2026, against 349 in June to August 2025. The same three months a year earlier, so the comparison isn’t measuring the seasons.
Counts are of records, not convictions, snapped to anonymised map points and published about two months in arrears. A change of a few incidents at this scale is noise. The shape over a year is the part worth reading. The feed keeps about three years, so its earliest year will drop off as new months appear; figures already gathered here are kept.
Source: data.police.uk. Figures are police-reported incidents snapped to anonymised map points; they measure what was reported, not everything that happened.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
One month in a small area. Too small a sample to read a trend from, and not a comparison between neighbourhoods.
Updated periodicallydata.police.uk, about two months behind
Appeals, safety advice and neighbourhood team updates from Dorset Police, via Dorset Alert. Messages that mention your area come first.
Fri 23 Oct · mentions Dorchester
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Ways to report something to Dorset Police, pass on information, or get in touch with the team that covers this neighbourhood.
Find practical advice on preparing for flooding, storms, power cuts, extreme weather and other emergencies, including how to keep yourself, your family and your community safe.
Find advice on preparing for flooding, severe weather, power cuts and other emergencies. Discover how to protect your household and help your community become better prepared.
Worth reading at this time of year
Where to check whether your broadband or mobile is down. There is no open feed of telecoms faults in the UK, so this points you at each provider's own checker rather than pretending to know.
Population density for this postcode's own census neighbourhood, an area of roughly 1,500 people.
3,794 people per square kilometre.
Denser than 54% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Source: Census 2021. Density says how closely people live, not how it feels to live there — a leafy street of flats can out-score a windswept estate of houses.
Updated periodicallyONS Census 2021, updated each census
Tesco1.6km
Unleaded 173.9pDiesel 199.9pSuper unleaded 184.9p
Weymouth Ave, Dorchester, DT1 2RY
Air and screenwash · Toilets · Open 24 hours
This forecourt has not reported a change in over a month.
Show this forecourt on a map(opens in a new tab)Murco7.8km
Unleaded 177.9pDiesel 199.9p
Long Ash Service Station, Dorchester, DT2 9NW
AdBlue pump · Air and screenwash · Toilets
This forecourt has not reported a change in over a month.
Show this forecourt on a map(opens in a new tab)A31 both directions Bere Regis to Roundhouse carriageway closure
Roadworks4.0km away
A37 · Sodern Lane / Gascoyne Lane to Dorchester Road · about a minute's delay · 0.8km affected
New roadworks layout
Roadworks4.1km away
A37 · Dorchester Road to Sodern Lane / Gascoyne Lane · 0.9km affected
Roadworks4.2km away
A35 · North Rew Lane to Bats Lane / Tilly Whim Lane · 0.4km affected
Counted per person hurt, so one collision can appear in more than one row. The collisions themselves are drawn on the map in “Your neighbourhood at a glance” — switch on the Collisions layer.
The longer view. 528 injury collisions within 1km since 1999, 88 of them killing or seriously injuring someone. Comparing the first five years of that run with the last five, collisions here are 46% lower.
Bars are whole years, so the last one is complete. Recording practice has changed over this period, most notably how severity is assessed, so read the shape rather than any single year against another.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19. Figures show police-reported personal-injury collisions and do not by themselves indicate the cause of a collision or the relative safety of different forms of transport.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyDepartment for Transport, STATS19
Distances are straight lines, so the walk is always a little further, especially where a railway or main road sits in between. Stops come from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport’s national register, which lists where stops are but not which buses call at them today.
No bus is being tracked within 1km at this moment. Outside running hours that is normal; it says nothing about which routes serve these stops during the day.
Updated periodicallyNaPTAN, Department for Transport; live tracking from the Bus Open Data Service
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); tariffs from the council
T1 London Plane - Reduce south and north quadrants over the car park and road by up to 2.5m, selectively reduce the remaining crown by up to 1m & crown raise by up to 3.5m from ground level to provide clearance of the pavement T9 Sorbus - Crown raise by up to 4m
Princes Mews West & Somerleigh Road Princes Street Dorchester DT1 1UN · 210m away · Lodged 29 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRT/2026/05929
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Holly - Remove & T3 Elm - Remove dead lateral Under Regulation 14 (S198)
Dorchester Community Nursery School York Road Dorchester DT1 1QA · 640m away · Lodged 23 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRD/2026/05944
TreesUndecided · Trees
T2 Sycamore - Remove T4 Holly - Reduce in height by up to 2m
Dorchester Community Nursery School York Road Dorchester DT1 1QA · 640m away · Lodged 23 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05931
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 Sweet Gum (Liquidambar Styraciflua) - Reduction of height by 1.5m and slight trim of lateral branches by up to a max of 1m
The Old Schoolhouse 26 Icen Way Dorchester DT1 1ER · 600m away · Lodged 23 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05467
TreesUndecided · Trees
G1 Beech - Cut back the north side to the boundary fence (up to 70cm removed) & height reduction by up to 2m
63 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD · 690m away · Lodged 22 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05913
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 Robinia - Selectively prune the crown on the side overhanging No. 17 Lancaster Road to provide between 2 & 2.5m clearance between the crown and the building
19 Lancaster Road Dorchester DT1 1QH · 740m away · Lodged 16 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRT/2026/05800
Undecided · Full
Replace a poly-tunnel with a new Greenhouse
St Marys Roman Catholic First School Lucetta Lane Dorchester DT1 2DD · 980m away · Lodged 14 Oct 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/05569
Undecided · Full
Change of use and conversion of the ground, first, second and loft floors to form a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation, and subdivision and conversion of the basement to form 1 no.…
Change of use and conversion of the ground, first, second and loft floors to form a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation, and subdivision and conversion of the basement to form 1 no. dwelling.
29 High West Street Dorchester DT1 1UP · 210m away · Lodged 13 Oct 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/04695
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 Laurel - Remove to ground level
2 South Walks Road Dorchester DT1 1ED · 550m away · Lodged 9 Oct 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05637
Permitted · Outline
Certificate of lawfulness for alterations to change the use of existing dwellinghouse to HMO within Use Class C4
2 Dagmar Road Dorchester DT1 2NA · 720m away · Lodged 9 Oct 2026 · Ref P/CLP/2026/05657
Undecided · Full
External alteration to rear elevation; erect Garden Office
6 St Helens Road Dorchester DT1 1SD · 540m away · Lodged 8 Oct 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/05516
Undecided · Outline
Certificate of lawfulness to lower section of parapet wall
Brewery Development Site Weymouth Avenue Dorchester DT1 1QR · 640m away · Lodged 5 Oct 2026 · Ref P/CLP/2026/05525
Undecided · Heritage
Internal & external alterations to facilitate conversion of the upper floors to 5no. dwellings (flats)
64 High West Street Dorchester DT1 1XA · 30m away · Lodged 30 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/05463
Undecided · Heritage
Change of use and conversion of the ground, first, second and loft floors to form a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation, and subdivision and conversion of the basement to form 1 no.…
Change of use and conversion of the ground, first, second and loft floors to form a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation, and subdivision and conversion of the basement to form 1 no. dwelling and carryout internal alterations
29 High West Street Dorchester DT1 1UP · 210m away · Lodged 24 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/05308
Undecided · Heritage
Carry out works to re-roof, external works and external decoration
Junction Hotel 42 Great Western Road Dorchester DT1 1UF · 440m away · Lodged 23 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/05295
TreesPermitted · Trees
Cherry - Remove dead Cherry tree under regulation 14.
17 Colliton Street Dorchester DT1 1XH · 120m away · Lodged 21 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRD/2026/05230
Undecided · Heritage
Replace the existing fibre cement tiled roof with Spanish Slate tiles
16C High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1JZ · 400m away · Lodged 17 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04389
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Eucalyptus - Remove poorly attached limbs from historic pruning points removing up to 5m of hight and spread, shorten branches to suitable growth points.
46 Prince Of Wales Road Dorchester DT1 1PP · 650m away · Lodged 10 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04991
Permitted · Advertising
Installation of 1no. illuminated fascia signage, 1no. non-illuminated projecting sign 1no. high level sign to match existing vintage tenant sign
18 South Street Dorchester DT1 1BS · 270m away · Lodged 2 Sept 2026 · Ref P/ADV/2026/04709
Permitted · Full
Erect single storey side extensions, erect single storey front extension.
14 All Saints Road Dorchester DT1 1EL · 450m away · Lodged 24 Aug 2026 · Ref p/hou/2026/04625
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Norway Maple - Remove smaller primary branch growing from within the main union, crown raise to 4m & selective crown reduction of up to 1.5m T3 Sycamore - Remove dead lower branch
The Quartermaster Stores Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1RN · 530m away · Lodged 18 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04514
Permitted · Amendment
Non material amendment - amendments to approved plans to planning permission WD/D/20/001242 (Erection of 15no. one bedroom affordable flats, including one wheelchair accessible dwelling…
Non material amendment - amendments to approved plans to planning permission WD/D/20/001242 (Erection of 15no. one bedroom affordable flats, including one wheelchair accessible dwelling (revised scheme))
Roman Corner Trinity Street Dorchester · 440m away · Lodged 18 Aug 2026 · Ref P/NMA/2026/04534
Permitted · Full
Demolish existing single storey addition and erect a single storey extension.
5 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SE · 540m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04253
Permitted · Amendment
Non material amendment - amendments to landscaping, external materials, building elevations, access arrangements and layouts - to planning permission P/FUL/2022/01613 (Erection of 2no. two…
Non material amendment - amendments to landscaping, external materials, building elevations, access arrangements and layouts - to planning permission P/FUL/2022/01613 (Erection of 2no. two storey buildings & a single storey building to create 14 almshouses & an ancillary community room (demolition of existing two storey building including 8 almshouses))
Nappers House West Walks Dorchester · 340m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/NMA/2026/04532
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1, T2 & T3 Silver Birch - Thin out canopy by up to 10% and reducing lateral branches by up to 2m
46 Icen Way Dorchester DT1 1EW · 290m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04483
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Ash - Remove
Fiveways Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · 860m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04513
Permitted · Full
Erect a garden office.
22 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · 910m away · Lodged 10 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04234
Permitted · Full
Erect 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Demolish Conservatory)
24 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · 910m away · Lodged 6 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04168
Undecided · Full
Change of use of part of the existing car park to communal residential garden and erection of an ancillary wellness pavilion, together with associated landscaping, patio areas, relocation…
Change of use of part of the existing car park to communal residential garden and erection of an ancillary wellness pavilion, together with associated landscaping, patio areas, relocation of the bin store and associated infrastructure
Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS · 540m away · Lodged 5 Aug 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/04286
Permitted · Heritage
Refurbishment & improvement works including new entrance porch, replacement rear garden room extension, internal alterations & reconfiguration, replacement stair, fire safety upgrades,…
Refurbishment & improvement works including new entrance porch, replacement rear garden room extension, internal alterations & reconfiguration, replacement stair, fire safety upgrades, installation of conservation rooflights, Juliet balcony guarding, replacement wood burning stove, and formation of new rear access gate and steps.
62 Stable Cottage High West Street Dorchester DT1 1UY · 70m away · Lodged 4 Aug 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/03834
Permitted · Full
Refurbishment & improvement works including new entrance porch, replacement rear garden room extension, internal alterations & reconfiguration, replacement stair, fire safety upgrades,…
Refurbishment & improvement works including new entrance porch, replacement rear garden room extension, internal alterations & reconfiguration, replacement stair, fire safety upgrades, installation of conservation rooflights, Juliet balcony guarding, replacement wood burning stove, and formation of new rear access gate and steps.
62 Stable Cottage High West Street Dorchester DT1 1UY · 70m away · Lodged 4 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/03833
Permitted · Full
Erect first floor rear extension and external alterations to ground floor rear extension.
7 Little Britain Dorchester DT1 1NN · 970m away · Lodged 3 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04009
Major schemeApproved July 2026
Siting of a statue depicting Susie the cat on a low plinth.
380m away · P/FUL/2026/01516
Major schemeApproved September 2025
Demolition of the existing building and erection of 4-storey building to provide 79 no. affordable key worker dwellings
600m away · P/FUL/2025/02576
Major schemeApproved July 2025
Partial demolition of onsite buildings and structures and the erection of up to 95 residential units, green infrastructure and other ancillary works including changes to site access arrangements (application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved except vehicular access onto Damers Road).
890m away · P/OUT/2022/02977
Major schemeApproved May 2025
Demolish existing building and erect hotel
190m away · P/FUL/2024/02583
Major schemeApproved March 2025
Alteration & conversion of The Maltings to create flexible commercial (Use Class E)/community (Use Class F2)) uses & parking purposes at basement floor & for residential (Use Class C3) at ground to second floors; with external alterations, extension to existing basement & erection of side extensions up to five storeys, to provide a total of 43 flats.
590m away · P/LBC/2022/05674
Major schemeApproved March 2025
Change of use & conversion of The Maltings to create flexible commercial (Use Class E)/community (Use Class F2)) uses & parking purposes at basement floor & for residential (Use Class C3) at ground to second floors; with external alterations, extension to existing basement & erection of side extensions up to five storeys (to provide a total of 43 flats). Erection of four-storey building (Malting Mews) with parking at ground floor & residential use (Use Class C3) at first to fourth floors (27 flats)
590m away · P/FUL/2022/05673
Major schemeApproved February 2024
Non-material amendment - to amend the description of proposed development from 196 units to195 units (by removing Plot 11, at Bitter End); to Reserved Matters Approval No. WD/D/18/002594 (Application for approval of reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout & scale of outline planning permission 1/D/13/000999 (196 units) (Amended scheme)).
660m away · P/NMA/2024/00279
Major schemeApproved January 2023
Partial demolition of onsite buildings and structures and the consolidation and expansion of healthcare facilities including up to 10,920 sq.m of net additional floorspace (including an extension to the emergency department and intensive care unit, expansion of medical and health services including a primary care health hub and a new hospital support centre) green infrastructure and other ancillary works including changes to site access arrangements (application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved except vehicular access onto Damers Road).
720m away · P/OUT/2022/02976
Major schemeApproved March 2022
Erect a four storey extension comprising of 4 No. 2-bedroom apartments and a two storey detached building comprising 83 sqm of commercial, business and services uses (Use Class E) on the ground floor and 2 No. 1-bedroom apartments on the first floor. Carry out associated landscaping and car parking.
530m away · P/FUL/2021/01864
Permission is not the same as building work. No open dataset records whether a scheme has started or finished, so these are listed as consented and dated, nothing more. In England a permission normally lapses if work has not begun within three years, which is why the window stops at five.
Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Highway maintenance programmeWhole area
Overview We are responsible for maintaining 1,250km (780 miles) of roads and pavements of adopted highway (technically known as carriageways and footways respectively). Maintaining the highway network involves assessing its condition, identifying problems and then prioritising and carrying out the most appropriate work
Named schemes within 5km of you, and the programmes that cover the whole area.
Highways consultations open now
Bennion Road and Ibbett Road Experimental Traffic Order consultation
Closes 3 March 2027 · 121 days left · ref E1
Every highways consultation the council lists, across the whole area, soonest to close first.
Source: BCP Council. The ward figures are the neighbourhood portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy, as the council reports it each year. They are not the council's whole spending in your area.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyBCP Council: Infrastructure Funding Statements, neighbourhood portion spending, roads and travel pages
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Your neighbourhood team: Dorchester
The local officers who cover this area. Get in touch about ongoing local problems, not emergencies or new crimes.
What they are working on
Updated periodicallyDorset Police; neighbourhood team from data.police.uk
Updated periodicallyDorset Local Resilience Forum, Dorset Prepared
Smaller networks run on one of these four, so check whoever carries yours: giffgaff and Sky Mobile on O2, Tesco Mobile on O2, Lebara and Talkmobile on Vodafone, Smarty and iD on Three, 1pMobile on EE.
On any other provider — Plusnet, TalkTalk, Vodafone, Shell, Zen and the rest — report it to them rather than to Openreach. Openreach maintains most of the cable but only takes faults through whoever you pay.
Source: Provider status pages, linked directly. Links to each provider's own status checker. We do not read them, so nothing on this page knows whether your service is working.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Acland Road Car Park · Car park
Paid · 266 spaces
Old Market Car Park · Car park
Paid · 60 spaces
Trinity Street Car Park · Car park
Paid · 200 spaces
Top O’ Town · Car park
Fairfield Long Stay · Car park
Paid · 418 spaces · max stay 1 day
Every figure on this page counts what is within 1km of your postcode, unless it says otherwise.
Everything the open registers record within 1km. Switch a layer off to clear the view, or tap a pin to see what it is.
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Fuel: Prices as each forecourt reported them to the government register, not checked at the pump. Loyalty discounts and supermarket vouchers are not included.
Crime: Police data has limits. Each marker is a deliberately anonymised, approximate point that the police move to one of a fixed set of locations on or near a street, so a marker never means a crime happened at a particular house. It covers the 12 months the force has published (September 2025 to August 2026), and only crimes reported to the police. Recorded incidents in this area: → about the same as a year ago (-4%), comparing June to August 2026 with June to August 2025.
Added by residents: Added by people who live here and checked by a moderator before appearing.
Public toilets: Public toilets as mapped in OpenStreetMap. Opening hours are seasonal and often not recorded, so check before relying on one.
Rings mark 500m, 1km and 2km. Pins are what the open registers record, not everything that is there. A hall nobody has added to OpenStreetMap does not appear. 641 nearby records have no published coordinate and so cannot be drawn; they are still counted in the figures above.
