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
Dorchester West ward · Dorchester · Dorset Council · West Dorset constituency
34
Green spaces mapped within 1km
9
Community venues and places of worship
18
Public defibrillators recorded
13
Planning applications still undecided
3
Schools, colleges and libraries
127
Crimes recorded, July 2026
Open to commentTree works
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 8 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431393
Open to commentInstallation of 1no.
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 16 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431064
Nothing added yetNo community events or groups listed here yet
Open data shows where the village hall is. It can't say the coffee morning is every Thursday at ten. That part only comes from people who live here.
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PublicNearest defibrillator: Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
20m away · Varied Access · 66 High West Street
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.715503&mlon=-2.437304#map=19/50.715503/-2.437304
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 | 4.9 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church Garden | Park | 130m |
| Riverside Reserve | Nature reserve | 310m |
| Baptist Church Garden | Garden | 350m |
| Borough Gardens | Park | 420m |
| Salisbury Fields | Park | 460m |
| St Marys Garden | Park | 850m |
| Kings Road Park | Park | 900m |
27 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.
29 within 1km, 13 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. | 7 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 7 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 13 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 · ref P/TRC/2026/04991 | Undecided | 650m |
| Installation of 1no. illuminated fascia signage, 1no. non-illuminated projecting sign 1no. high level sign to match existing vintage tenant sign18 South Street Dorchester DT1 1BS · ref P/ADV/2026/04709 | Undecided | 270m |
| Erect single storey side extensions, erect single storey front extension.14 All Saints Road Dorchester DT1 1EL · ref p/hou/2026/04625 | Undecided | 450m |
| 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 · ref P/NMA/2026/04534 | Permitted | 440m |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church, anglican | Place of worship | 30m |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Church, catholic | Place of worship | 50m |
| All Saints Church, Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society | Place of worship | 120m |
| Dorset County Hall | Town hall | 270m |
| Dorchester Baptist Church, baptist | Place of worship | 350m |
| The United Church, methodist; united reformed | Place of worship | 360m |
| St George, anglican | Place of worship | 660m |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin, anglican | Place of worship | 840m |
| The Storehouse Church | Place of worship | 910m |
1 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), West Dorset
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset Museum & Art Gallery. 66 High West Street, DT1 1XA | Public · Varied Access | 20m |
| Fudges Wool. The Mews, DT1 1JP | Public · 24/7 Access | 160m |
| Waitrose & Partners - Dorchester. Tudor Arcade, DT1 1BN | Public · Varied Access | 200m |
| Public defibrillator. Dorchester Masonic Hall, DT1 1TR | Public · 24/7 Access | 220m |
| Sleeping Bear Hotel. 32 High West Street, DT1 1UP | Public · Varied Access | 240m |
| Public defibrillator. Indoors · Private access | Not stated | 260m |
| Dorchester. Dorchester Baptist Church, DT1 1RR | Public · Varied Access | 350m |
| Public defibrillator. Whetstones, DT1 1AW | Public · 24/7 Access | 440m |
| Howards Dorchester. Howards Peugeot, DT1 1NE | Public · 24/7 Access | 440m |
| Sunninghill Prep School Community Hall. Sunninghill Preparatory School, DT1 1EB | Public · 24/7 Access | 490m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Library, Dorset County Council | Library | 370m |
| Sunninghill Preparatory School, Sunninghill Prep School Ltd | School | 530m |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester, roman catholic · Plymouth CAST | School | 980m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset Museum | Museum | 10m |
| The Town Pump | Memorial | 70m |
| Tolpuddle Martyrs | Memorial | 140m |
| The Tutankhamun Exhibition | Museum | 180m |
| Dinosaur Museum | Museum | 240m |
| Terracotta Warriors Museum | Museum | 310m |
| The Teddy Bear Museum | Museum | 310m |
| Roman Town House | Archaeological site | 340m |
| The Keep Military Museum | Museum | 460m |
| Fordington German Prisoners of War Memorial | Memorial | 810m |
| Maumbury Rings | Archaeological site | 880m |
7 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.
| Permitted |
| 530m |
| T1 Ash - RemoveFiveways Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · ref P/TRC/2026/04513 | Permitted | 860m |
| Demolish existing single storey addition and erect a single storey extension.5 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SE · ref P/HOU/2026/04253 | Undecided | 540m |
| 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 · ref P/NMA/2026/04532 | Undecided | 340m |
| T1, T2 & T3 Silver Birch - Thin out canopy by up to 10% and reducing lateral branches by up to 2m46 Icen Way Dorchester DT1 1EW · ref P/TRC/2026/04483 | Permitted | 290m |
| Erect a garden office.22 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · ref P/HOU/2026/04234 | Undecided | 910m |
| Erect 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Demolish Conservatory)24 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT · ref P/HOU/2026/04168 | Undecided | 910m |
| 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 infrastructureVespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS · ref P/FUL/2026/04286 | Undecided | 540m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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). The Maltings and Maltings Mews Pope Street / Eldridge Street Dorchester · ref P/VOC/2026/03060 | Approved · 2026-09-10 | 590m |
| Siting of a statue depicting Susie the cat on a low plinth.. Julia's House 34 South Street Dorchester DT1 1DD · ref P/FUL/2026/01516 | Approved · 2026-07-01 | 380m |
| Demolition of the existing building and erection of 4-storey building to provide 79 no. affordable key worker dwellings. Hollands House Poundbury Road Dorchester DT1 1SW · ref P/FUL/2025/02576 | Approved · 2025-09-12 | 600m |
| 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).. Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2JY · ref P/OUT/2022/02977 | Approved · 2025-07-10 | 890m |
| Demolish existing building and erect hotel. 48 South Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1DQ · ref P/FUL/2024/02583 | Approved · 2025-05-12 | 190m |
| 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.. The Maltings and Maltings Mews Pope Street / Eldridge Street Dorchester Dorset · ref P/LBC/2022/05674 | Approved · 2025-03-21 | 590m |
| 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). The Maltings and Maltings Mews Pope Street / Eldridge Street Dorchester Dorset · ref P/FUL/2022/05673 | Approved · 2025-03-21 | 590m |
| 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)).. Phase 3 Brewery Development Site, Weymouth Avenue Dorchester · ref P/NMA/2024/00279 | Approved · 2024-02-23 | 660m |
127 incidents recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
Broadly unchanged from a year ago, 348 across May to July 2026 against 348 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.
| Fordington Hill House. The Office Fordington Hill House, DT1 1LZ | Public · 24/7 Access | 540m |
| Public defibrillator. Holy Trinity Parish Centre, DT1 1QG | Public · 24/7 Access | 550m |
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 | 100m |
| Prince’s Street Dental Care | Dentist | 160m |
| Dorset Physiotherpy Centre | Clinic | 230m |
| Superdrug | Pharmacy | 260m |
| The Gym | Gym | 270m |
| {my}dentist | Dentist | 380m |
| Royal Terrace Dental Practice | Dentist | 410m |
| South Coast Dental Specialists | Dentist | 460m |
| The Gardens Dental Practice | Dentist | 480m |
| Atrium Health Centre, Mo-Fr 08:00-18:30 | GP surgery | 510m |
| Dorset County Hospital | Hospital | 770m |
| Dorchester Skate Park | Sports pitch | 800m |
| Victoria Park Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 890m |
2 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.