====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, DT1 1XA ====================================================================== Dorchester West ward · Dorset Council · Dorchester · West Dorset constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:39 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/DT11XA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Fair (21 European AQI). PM2.5 4.9, PM10 16, NO2 2.1, ozone 54 µg/m³. Modelled hourly, not a roadside measurement. Flood warnings: none in force within 20km (says nothing about long-term risk). Green space within 1km: 7 named (plus 25 unnamed patches). - All Saints Church Garden, Park, 130m - Unnamed woodland, 240m - Unnamed allotments, 250m - Unnamed woodland, 260m - Riverside Reserve, Nature reserve, 310m - Baptist Church Garden, Garden, 350m - Unnamed garden, 370m - Unnamed garden, 380m - Unnamed garden, 380m - Unnamed woodland, 400m - Borough Gardens, Park, 420m - Unnamed garden, 430m - Salisbury Fields, Park, 460m - Unnamed garden, 470m - Unnamed garden, 510m - Unnamed woodland, 590m - Unnamed garden, 710m - Unnamed garden, 710m - Unnamed woodland, 730m - Unnamed garden, 740m - Unnamed garden, 740m - Unnamed garden, 740m - Unnamed garden, 740m - Unnamed garden, 750m - Unnamed garden, 750m … and 9 more within 1km ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 29 total, 13 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 New homes 2 Householder 7 Tree works 7 Other 13 * Undecided · Trees · 2026-09-10 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. Ref P/TRC/2026/04991 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431393 * Undecided · Advertising · 2026-09-02 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. Ref P/ADV/2026/04709 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431064 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-24 Erect single storey side extensions, erect single storey front extension. 14 All Saints Road Dorchester DT1 1EL, 450m away. Ref p/hou/2026/04625 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430968 * Permitted · Amendment · 2026-08-18 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. Ref P/NMA/2026/04534 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430871 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-18 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. Ref P/TRC/2026/04514 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430849 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-17 T1 Ash - Remove Fiveways Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT, 860m away. Ref P/TRC/2026/04513 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430848 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-17 Demolish existing single storey addition and erect a single storey extension. 5 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SE, 540m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04253 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430533 * Undecided · Amendment · 2026-08-17 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. Ref P/NMA/2026/04532 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430869 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-17 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. Ref P/TRC/2026/04483 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430809 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-10 Erect a garden office. 22 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT, 910m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04234 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430512 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-06 Erect 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Demolish Conservatory) 24 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT, 910m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04168 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430436 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-05 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. Ref P/FUL/2026/04286 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430568 * Undecided · Heritage · 2026-08-04 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. Ref P/LBC/2026/03834 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430053 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-04 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. Ref P/HOU/2026/03833 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430052 * Permitted · Full · 2026-08-03 Erect first floor rear extension and external alterations to ground floor rear extension. 7 Little Britain Dorchester DT1 1NN, 970m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04009 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430258 … and 14 more. Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, July 2026: 127 incidents near this postcode. - Violence & sexual offences: 46 - Anti-social behaviour: 43 - Criminal damage & arson: 12 - Shoplifting: 9 - Other theft: 8 - Public order: 4 - Drugs: 2 - Bicycle theft: 1 Snapped to anonymised map points, two months behind, too small a sample for a trend. Roadworks: https://one.network/ (no open national feed) Major schemes with permission (granted in the last 5 years) * APPROVED 2026-09-10 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, 590m away. Ref P/VOC/2026/03060 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429169 * APPROVED 2026-07-01 Siting of a statue depicting Susie the cat on a low plinth. Julia's House 34 South Street Dorchester DT1 1DD, 380m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/01516 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=427395 * APPROVED 2025-09-12 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, 600m away. Ref P/FUL/2025/02576 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=414153 * APPROVED 2025-07-10 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, 890m away. Ref P/OUT/2022/02977 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=387188 * APPROVED 2025-05-12 Demolish existing building and erect hotel 48 South Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1DQ, 190m away. Ref P/FUL/2024/02583 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=405520 * APPROVED 2025-03-21 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, 590m away. Ref P/LBC/2022/05674 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=390526 * APPROVED 2025-03-21 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, 590m away. Ref P/FUL/2022/05673 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=390525 * APPROVED 2024-02-23 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, 660m away. Ref P/NMA/2024/00279 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=402762 * APPROVED 2023-01-13 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). Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2JY, 720m away. Ref P/OUT/2022/02976 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=387187 * APPROVED 2022-03-16 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. Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TF, 530m away. Ref P/FUL/2021/01864 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=236661 Permission is not building work. No open dataset records whether a scheme has started, so these are listed as consented and dated, nothing more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- III. COMMUNITY & CONNECTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Community venues within 1km: - St Peter's Church, Place of worship, 30m, anglican - Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Place of worship, 50m, catholic - All Saints Church, Place of worship, 120m, Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society - Dorset County Hall, Town hall, 270m - Dorchester Baptist Church, Place of worship, 350m, baptist - The United Church, Place of worship, 360m, methodist; united reformed - Unnamed place of worship, 360m - St George, Place of worship, 660m, anglican - Church of St Mary the Virgin, Place of worship, 840m, anglican - The Storehouse Church, Place of worship, 910m Resident noticeboard: nothing added for this area yet. Have your say: - Consultations: https://consultation.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ - Council meetings: https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/uuCoverPage.aspx?bcr=1 - Councillors: https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx - Write to your representatives: https://www.writetothem.com/ - MP: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), https://members.parliament.uk/member/5326/contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. HEALTH & WELLBEING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Defibrillators within 1km: 24, nearest public one 20m away. * Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, 20m, Public, Varied Access 66 High West Street, DT1 1XA Source: British Heart Foundation. * Fudges Wool, 160m, Public, 24/7 Access The Mews, DT1 1JP Source: British Heart Foundation. * Waitrose & Partners - Dorchester, 200m, Public, Varied Access Tudor Arcade, DT1 1BN Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 220m, Public, 24/7 Access Dorchester Masonic Hall, DT1 1TR Source: British Heart Foundation. * Sleeping Bear Hotel, 240m, Public, Varied Access 32 High West Street, DT1 1UP Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 260m Indoors · Private access From OpenStreetMap, not on the national register. * Dorchester, 350m, Public, Varied Access Dorchester Baptist Church, DT1 1RR Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 440m, Public, 24/7 Access Whetstones, DT1 1AW Source: British Heart Foundation. * Howards Dorchester, 440m, Public, 24/7 Access Howards Peugeot, DT1 1NE Source: British Heart Foundation. * Sunninghill Prep School Community Hall, 490m, Public, 24/7 Access Sunninghill Preparatory School, DT1 1EB Source: British Heart Foundation. Defibrillator data from The Circuit, the national register, supplied by the British Heart Foundation and published 2026-08-03. Source: British Heart Foundation. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation. Always call 999 first. The Circuit (national database, more complete): https://www.defibfinder.uk/ Register one with The Circuit: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators/national-defibrillator-network-the-circuit Health services within 1km: - Boots, Pharmacy, 100m - Prince’s Street Dental Care, Dentist, 160m - Dorset Physiotherpy Centre, Clinic, 230m - Superdrug, Pharmacy, 260m - Unnamed care home, 380m - {my}dentist, Dentist, 380m - Royal Terrace Dental Practice, Dentist, 410m - South Coast Dental Specialists, Dentist, 460m - Unnamed care home, 470m - The Gardens Dental Practice, Dentist, 480m - Atrium Health Centre, GP surgery, 510m, Mo-Fr 08:00-18:30 - Unnamed care home, 540m - Montrose Care Home, Care home, 630m - Dorset County Hospital, Hospital, 770m - Victoria Park Pharmacy, Pharmacy, 890m Sport and leisure within 1km: - The Gym, Gym, 270m - Unnamed swimming pool, 550m - Dorchester Skate Park, Sports pitch, 800m - Unnamed swimming pool, 970m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - Dorchester Library, Library, 370m, Dorset County Council - Sunninghill Preparatory School, School, 530m, Sunninghill Prep School Ltd - St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester, School, 980m, roman catholic · Plymouth CAST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. HERITAGE & IDENTITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monuments, historic buildings, archaeology and museums within 1km: - Dorset Museum, Museum, 10m - Unnamed memorial, 40m - Unnamed memorial, 60m - The Town Pump, Memorial, 70m - Tolpuddle Martyrs, Memorial, 140m - The Tutankhamun Exhibition, Museum, 180m - Unnamed memorial, 210m - Dinosaur Museum, Museum, 240m - Terracotta Warriors Museum, Museum, 310m - The Teddy Bear Museum, Museum, 310m - Unnamed ruins, 320m - Unnamed ruins, 320m - Roman Town House, Archaeological site, 340m - Unnamed memorial, 420m - Unnamed monument, 420m - The Keep Military Museum, Museum, 460m - Fordington German Prisoners of War Memorial, Memorial, 810m - Maumbury Rings, Archaeological site, 880m National Heritage List: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. FUTURE GENERATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Every figure below is measured from the strands above. Every forward-looking line is a question, not a forecast. Development pressure: 10 applications Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 13 of all types still undecided. 7 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: 10 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: Fair (21) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³, NO₂ 2.1 µg/m³. Development -> Transport 10 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 2 of them involving homes. A further 7 concern trees and are counted separately. They change the canopy, not the traffic. Q: How might that development affect travel demand on the existing network, and is anyone assessing it cumulatively, or one application at a time? Development -> Nature All Saints Church Garden is 130m away, one of 7 named green spaces within 2km. 10 development applications sit inside the same radius. Q: 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? Children -> Air quality 3 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is fair today at 21 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 2.1 µg/m³. Q: How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day? Air quality -> Health Today's reading is fair (21), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 2.1 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. Q: 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 4 places to be active within 2km, against 10 indoor places to gather. Q: 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 10 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest St Peter's Church at 30m. Q: If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move? Today's decisions -> Future generations 2 schools, 1 library and 18 heritage features within 2km, alongside 13 planning applications still undecided. Q: 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? ====================================================================== SOURCES AND LIMITS ====================================================================== postcodes.io/ONS (location); PlanIt (planning applications, collected on a delay); OpenStreetMap contributors under ODbL (map features. Only as complete as local volunteers have mapped); data.police.uk (crime, ~2 months behind, anonymised points); Environment Agency (live flood warnings only); Open-Meteo/Copernicus CAMS (modelled air quality); UK Parliament Members API (MP). An empty list means nothing was recorded, not that nothing exists. Anything marked NOT AVAILABLE means the source could not be reached. A different thing again. Nothing here replaces the original publisher. The seven strands: Nature & Environment; Place & Development; Community & Connection; Health & Wellbeing; Learning & Skills; Heritage & Identity; Future Generations.