====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, DT3 4AA ====================================================================== Chickerell ward · Dorset Council · Chickerell · South Dorset constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:37 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/DT34AA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Fair (23 European AQI). PM2.5 5.5, PM10 17.6, NO2 1.7, ozone 65 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: 1 named (plus 8 unnamed patches). - Unnamed woodland, 390m - Unnamed woodland, 450m - Chickerell Downs, Park, 500m - Unnamed woodland, 560m - Unnamed allotments, 660m - Chickerell Town Council, Allotments, 770m, Chickerell Town Council - Unnamed scrub, 860m - Unnamed scrub, 870m - Unnamed woodland, 910m - Unnamed scrub, 980m - Unnamed garden, 990m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 2 total, 1 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 Commercial or change of use 1 Other 1 * Undecided · Full · 2026-07-01 Erection of an extension to the existing industrial unit and canopy to infill the remaining frontage. Reformatting and formalising the existing outdoor hardstanding to the frontage of the site 11 Avon Close Granby Industrial Estate Chickerell Weymouth DT4 9UX, 500m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/02912 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429001 * Rejected · Advertising · 2026-06-29 Erection of illuminated advertising board 432 Chickerell Road Chickerell DT3 4DQ, 360m away. Ref P/ADV/2026/03508 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429670 Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, June 2026: 131 incidents near this postcode. - Anti-social behaviour: 48 - Violence & sexual offences: 36 - Shoplifting: 18 - Criminal damage & arson: 9 - Public order: 8 - Other theft: 4 - Vehicle crime: 4 - Burglary: 2 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) None within 1km. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- III. COMMUNITY & CONNECTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Community venues within 1km: - Charlestown Victory Hall, Community centre, 140m - Weymouth Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Place of worship, 260m, latter day saints - Chickerell Methodist Church, Place of worship, 880m - Willowbed Hall, Community centre, 910m, Chickerell Town Council 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: Lloyd Hatton (Labour), https://members.parliament.uk/member/5217/contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. HEALTH & WELLBEING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Defibrillators within 1km: 23, nearest public one 90m away. * M K M, 90m, Public, Varied Access Unit F Link Park, DT3 4FL Source: British Heart Foundation. * Charlestown Victory Hall, 140m, Public, 24/7 Access Putton Lane, DT3 4AD Source: British Heart Foundation. * Dave Cumber, 190m, Public, 24/7 Access Unit D1 Link Park, DT3 4FL Source: British Heart Foundation. * The Queen Charlotte Care Home, 380m, Public, 24/7 Access 432 Chickerell Road, DT3 4DQ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Asmpt, 500m, Public, Varied Access 11 Albany Road, DT4 9TH Source: British Heart Foundation. * Vauxhall, 550m, Public, Varied Access Lanehouse Service Station, DT4 9UX Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 630m, Public, 24/7 Access Unit 10 The Old Slaughter House, DT3 4GG Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 630m, Public, Varied Access Waverley House, DT4 9XD Source: British Heart Foundation. * The Gardeners Retreat, 960m, Public, 24/7 Access Lynch Lane Garden Centre, DT4 9DN Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 970m, Public, Varied Access Chickerell Primary School, DT3 4AT 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: - Heritage Dental Health, Dentist, 890m - Fairfield care, Care home, 950m, Fairfield care - Westhaven Hospital, Hospital, 990m Sport and leisure within 1km: - Weymouth F.C., Sports pitch, 940m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - Budmouth Academy Weymouth, School, 530m, Aspirations Academies Trust - Chickerell Primary Academy, School, 960m, The First Federation Trust ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. HERITAGE & IDENTITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monuments, historic buildings, archaeology and museums within 1km: (none recorded within 1km) 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: 1 application Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 1 of all types still undecided. 0 further applications concern trees and are not counted here. Green space: 2 spaces Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Chickerell Downs at 500m. Places to gather: 4 Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in. Learning on the doorstep: 2 schools, 0 libraries 2 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities. Nearest defibrillator: 90m 23 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome. Heritage features: 0 Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km. Air quality today: Fair (23) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³, NO₂ 1.7 µg/m³. Development -> Transport 1 application within 2km propose building or changing something. A further 0 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 Chickerell Downs is 500m away, one of 2 named green spaces within 2km. 1 development application sits 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 2 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is fair today at 23 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 1.7 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 (23), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 1.7 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 2 named green spaces and 1 place to be active within 2km, against 4 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 4 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Charlestown Victory Hall at 140m. 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, 0 libraries and 0 heritage features within 2km, alongside 1 planning application 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.