====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, DT5 1BX ====================================================================== Portland ward · Dorset Council · Portland · South Dorset constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:42 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/DT51BX ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Fair (26 European AQI). PM2.5 6.1, PM10 19.3, NO2 1, ozone 72 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 63 unnamed patches). - Unnamed park, 60m - Unnamed park, 120m - Unnamed woodland, 140m - Unnamed woodland, 140m - Unnamed woodland, 190m - Unnamed scrub, 200m - Unnamed woodland, 280m - Unnamed woodland, 290m - Unnamed allotments, 290m - Unnamed allotments, 350m - Unnamed scrub, 400m - Unnamed woodland, 450m - Unnamed scrub, 500m - Unnamed scrub, 500m - Unnamed woodland, 570m - Unnamed scrub, 570m - Unnamed scrub, 610m - Unnamed scrub, 610m - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Nature reserve, 630m - Unnamed scrub, 630m - Unnamed woodland, 640m - Unnamed scrub, 650m - Unnamed scrub, 660m - Unnamed woodland, 670m - Unnamed woodland, 680m … and 47 more within 1km ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 4 total, 1 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 Householder 1 Other 3 * Undecided · Heritage · 2026-08-11 Installation of defibrillator to external wall St Georges Centre Reforne Portland DT5 2AN, 380m away. Ref P/LBC/2026/04079 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430335 * Rejected · Amendment · 2026-07-29 Non-material amendment to Planning permission WP/18/00883/FUL (Erect 4 dwellings (amendments to dwellings (Block E1) to replace dormer windows with french windows and Juliette balconies and insert roof lights) - Re-position existing Garages, parking spaces, and bike store, not increasing number of spaces or garages Former Perryfield Works Complex Pennsylvania Road Portland DT5 1FJ, 750m away. Ref P/NMA/2026/04134 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430399 * Rejected · Amendment · 2026-06-29 Non-material amendment to Approved P/A P/18/00883/FUL (Erect four dwellings) to re-position the existing garages and parking bays Former Perryfield Works Complex Pennsylvania Road Portland DT5 1FJ, 750m away. Ref P/NMA/2026/03502 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429663 * Permitted · Full · 2026-06-23 Erect single storey rear extension and create first floor habitable accommodation with side dormer 17 Westcliff Road Portland DT5 2HW, 870m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/02953 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429049 Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, July 2026: 40 incidents near this postcode. - Violence & sexual offences: 17 - Anti-social behaviour: 9 - Public order: 3 - Criminal damage & arson: 2 - Other theft: 2 - Other crime: 2 - Burglary: 1 - Robbery: 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 2022-12-13 Approval of all reserved matters for outline approval WP/14/00330/OUT - Demolition of existing redundant industrial buildings and erect 71 no. residential dwellings including affordable housing - (Variation of condition 1 of planning approval WP/17/00017/RES- Plans list) REDUNDANT BUILDINGS, BROADCROFT QUARRY, BUMPERS LANE, PORTLAND, DT5 1HY, 560m away. Ref WP/19/00184/VOC https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=231443 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: - Easton Methodist Church, Place of worship, 110m, methodist - All Saints, Place of worship, 150m, anglican - St George's, Place of worship, 570m, anglican - Church of Our Lady and Saint Andrew, Place of worship, 910m, catholic 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: 7, nearest public one 230m away. * Tesco Portland, 230m, Public, Varied Access Park Rd, DT5 2AD Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 400m, Public, 24/7 Access Broadcroft Gardens, DT5 1JD Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 460m, Public, 24/7 Access St John Ambulance Hq, DT5 1BP Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 730m, Public, 24/7 Access Portland United Football Club, DT5 1DP Source: British Heart Foundation. * The Penn Estate / Colonial Leisure Ltd, 830m, Public, 24/7 Access Pennsylvania Road, DT5 1HU Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 970m, Public, 24/7 Access Weston Community Hall, DT5 2BZ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 210m, Restricted, Varied Access St Georges Primary School, DT5 2BD 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, 50m, Mo-Fr 08:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off - Royal Manor Health Centre, Clinic, 100m, NHS Sport and leisure within 1km: - Unnamed swimming pool, 230m - Young Men's Christian Association, Sports centre, 340m, Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:30; Su 10:30-16:30 - Unnamed swimming pool, 350m - Unnamed swimming pool, 380m - Portland Red Triangle CC, Sports pitch, 510m - Portland FC, Sports pitch, 790m - Unnamed swimming pool, 800m - Unnamed swimming pool, 810m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - Portland Library, Library, 120m, Mo,Sa 09:30-12:30; Tu 14:00-17:00; Th 09:30-12:30,13:30-17:00; Fr 14:00-18:30; We,Su off - St George's Primary School, School, 250m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. HERITAGE & IDENTITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monuments, historic buildings, archaeology and museums within 1km: - Unnamed ruins, 370m - Unnamed ruins, 470m - Portland Museum, Museum, 690m - Rufus Castle, Castle, 830m - St Andrew's Church, Ruins, 830m - John Penn's Bath, Ruins, 870m 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: 1 space Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve at 630m. 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: 1 school, 1 library 2 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities. Nearest defibrillator: 210m 7 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome. Heritage features: 6 Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km. Air quality today: Fair (26) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³, NO₂ 1 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 Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve is 630m away, one of 1 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 26 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 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 (26), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 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 1 named green space and 8 places 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 Easton Methodist Church at 110m. 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 1 school, 1 library and 6 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.