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
Shaftesbury Town ward · Shaftesbury · Dorset Council · North Dorset constituency
18
Green spaces mapped within 1km
9
Community venues and places of worship
12
Public defibrillators recorded
11
Planning applications still undecided
3
Schools, colleges and libraries
88
Crimes recorded, July 2026
Open to commentRebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render.
Rebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render. — The Workshop 1A Mustons Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AD · 140m away · lodged 10 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431043
Open to commentRebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render.
Rebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render. — The Workshop 1A Mustons Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AD · 140m away · lodged 10 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431054
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: Swans Trust
80m away · 24/7 Access · Swans Yard
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.006376&mlon=-2.196147#map=19/51.006376/-2.196147
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 | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 15.8 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 2.4 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. James' Allotments | Allotments | 510m |
| Wrightson Allotments | Allotments | 540m |
| Rolt (Millennium Green) | Park | 610m |
| Breach Common | Common | 980m |
14 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.
25 within 1km, 11 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. | 1 |
| Householder, Extensions, loft conversions, garages and other work to one home. | 2 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 16 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 6 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render.The Workshop 1A Mustons Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AD · ref P/HOU/2026/04691 | Undecided | 140m |
| Rebuild courtyard wall with patch repairs to the existing wall render.The Workshop 1A Mustons Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AD · ref P/LBC/2026/04701 | Undecided | 140m |
| T1 - Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) - Reduce lateral spread growing towards building by up to 1m, clear services to give 1m clearance, and raise crown to a height of 4m above ground level. T2 - Variegated Norway Maple - Reduce back to previous pruning points equating to a height reduction of 1.8m and side growth reduction of 0.5m.Dormers St Johns Hill Shaftesbury SP7 8HG · ref P/TRC/2026/04816 | Undecided | 730m |
| T1 - Maple - Reduce branches over neighbours by 6 feet and reshape rest of crown by 5 feet all round.6 St Rumbolds Road Shaftesbury SP7 8NE · ref P/TRT/2026/04790 | Undecided | 580m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Street United Church, united reformed | Place of worship | 50m |
| St Peter’s Church, anglican | Place of worship | 100m |
| Shaftesbury Town Hall | Town hall | 100m |
| Trinity Centre | Community centre | 140m |
| Friends Meeting House, quaker | Place of worship | 260m |
| St Edward, roman catholic | Place of worship | 460m |
| Kingdom Hall, jehovahs witness | Place of worship | 580m |
| St James, anglican | Place of worship | 790m |
| St John the Evangelist, anglican | Place of worship | 800m |
Simon Hoare (Conservative), North 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Swans Trust. Swans Yard, SP7 8JQ | Public · 24/7 Access | 80m |
| Shaftesbury Rotary. Ecco Gelato, SP7 8LY | Public · 24/7 Access | 100m |
| Shaftesbury Masonic Hall. Masonic Hall Shaftesbury, SP7 8AE | Public · 24/7 Access | 150m |
| John Shoobridge Court. 20 Bleke Street, SP7 8QA | Public · 24/7 Access | 290m |
| Tesco Shaftesbury. Tesco Stores Ltd, SP7 8PD | Public · Varied Access | 310m |
| The Two Brewers. 26-28 St James Street, SP7 8HE | Public · 24/7 Access | 350m |
| Tesco Petrol Filling Station. Tesco Petrol Filling Station, SP7 8PF | Public · Varied Access | 600m |
| Dcm Autocentres. 4 Longmead, SP7 8PL | Public · 24/7 Access | 610m |
| Public defibrillator. Shaftesbury Football Club, SP7 8PF | Public · 24/7 Access | 660m |
| Public defibrillator. The Abbey C Of E Voluntary Aided First School, SP7 8HQ | Public |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Library | Library | 130m |
| Shaftesbury School, anglican · Sherborne Area Schools' Trust | School | 740m |
| The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, anglican | School | 750m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sun and Moon Inn | Memorial | 100m |
| Gold Hill Museum | Museum | 110m |
| William Lush's Blue Coat School | Memorial | 180m |
| Shaftsbury Abbey Museum | Museum | 200m |
| Angel Inn | Memorial | 220m |
| War Memorial | Memorial | 260m |
| Oldest House in Shaftesbury | Memorial | 510m |
3 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.
| T19 - Beech - Fell to ground level. A replacement Beech to be replanted in a suitable location nearby away from the steep bank and shaded area.Land South Of Tout Hill Shaftesbury · ref P/TRT/2026/04736 |
| Undecided |
| 220m |
| Replace windows, internal and external doors. Carry out internal alterations.Avishays Bleke Street Shaftesbury SP7 8JZ · ref P/LBC/2026/04361 | Undecided | 110m |
| T2 - Beech - Reduce to a 6-8m monolith. T47 - Beech - Fell to ground level.Pine Walk Shaftesbury · ref P/TRC/2026/04735 | Undecided | 460m |
| Conversion and redevelopment from C2 (care) to C3 forming 11 dwellings, extension to building, internal alterations (including demolition) and associated worksCastle Hill House Bimport Shaftesbury SP7 8AX · ref P/FUL/2026/03521 | Undecided | 260m |
| Conversion and redevelopment from C2 (care) to C3 forming 11 dwellings, extension to building, internal alterations (including demolition) and associated worksCastle Hill House Bimport Shaftesbury SP7 8AX · ref P/LBC/2026/03522 | Undecided | 260m |
| T1 - Beech - Reduce canopy by up to 4m (to previous points as shown in annotated photographs) and thin crown by 10%. T2 - Yew - Remove top to create a topiary ball at low level as per annotated photograph. T3 - Bay - Reduce crown by 4m as per annotated photograph. T4 - Cotoneaster - Reduce crown by 4m as per annotated photograph. T5 - Beech - Reduce canopy by up to 4m as per annotated photograph and thin crown by 10%. T6 - Apple - Reduce crown (reduce overbearing water shoots and trim profiles in) by 3m as per annotated photograph. T7 - Fig - Reduce canopy by up to 3m.7 Love Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8BG · ref P/TRC/2026/04655 | Undecided | 440m |
| Erect a single storey rear extension.15 St Georges Road Shaftesbury SP7 8NJ · ref P/HOU/2026/04153 | Permitted | 710m |
| T2 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road. Following tree at Blackthorn, Salisbury Road is being considered under application P/TRT/2026/04289: T1 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road.Land between War Memorial and Butts Knapp Salisbury Road Shaftesbury · ref P/TRT/2026/04436 | Permitted | 750m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Screening Opinion - Proposed Residential Development. LAND SOUTH OF WINCOMBE LANE, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8PW · ref PL/2025/07130 | Approved · 2025-11-07 | 870m |
88 incidents recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
Broadly unchanged from a year ago, 216 across May to July 2026 against 205 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.
| 740m |
| Public defibrillator. St James Church, SP7 8HG | Public · 24/7 Access | 790m |
| Public defibrillator. Lindlar Hall, SP7 8PS | Public · 24/7 Access | 810m |
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 | 110m |
| Bupa Dental Care | Dentist | 150m |
| Westminster Memorial Hospital | Hospital | 290m |
| Shaftesbury Leisure Pool | Swimming pool | 290m |
| Shaftesbury Football Club | Sports pitch | 520m |
| Lloyds Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 570m |
| Abbey View Medical Centre | GP surgery | 590m |