====================================================================== COMMUNITY CONNECT, SP8 4AA ====================================================================== Gillingham ward · Dorset Council · Gillingham · North Dorset constituency Everything shaping this neighbourhood, gathered from public sources into seven strands. Generated 2026-09-18 00:36 UTC from https://communityconnect.life/place/SP84AA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air quality: Fair (21 European AQI). PM2.5 4.8, PM10 15.9, NO2 2.4, ozone 52 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, 290m - Unnamed woodland, 300m - Unnamed woodland, 300m - Unnamed woodland, 370m - Garden of Remembrance, Garden, 390m - Cemetery Road Allotment Gardens, Allotments, 430m - Unnamed woodland, 520m - Unnamed garden, 600m - Unnamed scrub, 780m - Unnamed scrub, 880m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PLACE & DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning applications within 1km, last 90 days: 12 total, 9 still undecided. By type: Major schemes 0 New homes 2 Commercial or change of use 1 Householder 5 Tree works 1 Other 3 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-11 Erect 2 no. dwellings with associated works (demolish existing dwelling) Brickfield House New Road Gillingham SP8 4JL, 450m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04949 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431342 * Undecided · Outline · 2026-09-08 Certificate of Lawfulness to install a prescription dispenser at the front of the pharmacy Gillingham Pharmacy, The High Street Gillingham SP8 4AG, 70m away. Ref P/CLP/2026/02977 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429077 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-08 Erection of Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) with perimeter sports fencing, flood lighting, pedestrian access connection to Rivers Meet Active Leisure Centre Hardings Park Hardings Lane Gillingham SP8 4HX, 560m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04905 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431292 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-07 Erect a single storey porch to the side elevation. 18 Somerset Close Gillingham SP8 4LY, 900m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04916 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=431303 * Undecided · Full · 2026-09-01 Erect single storey rear extension and replace windows Ramleh Wyke Road Gillingham SP8 4NQ, 410m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/02670 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=428726 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-21 Erect new dwelling with attached garage (Demolish existing dwelling and garage) Stourcliffe Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE, 960m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04602 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430943 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-20 Erect a rear balcony. 24 Barnaby Mead Gillingham SP8 4AL, 220m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04445 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430770 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-19 Erect two storey rear extension and raise garage roof to create mezzanine floor. 4 Stour Meadows Gillingham SP8 4SG, 700m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/04256 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430535 * Undecided · Full · 2026-08-13 Siting of 4 no. storage containers in replacement of existing pre-fabricated & dilapidated stores The Parade Lodbourne Green Gillingham SP8 4EG, 510m away. Ref P/FUL/2026/04345 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430634 * Permitted · Trees · 2026-08-11 T1 - Birch - Reduce crown as per annotated photograph marked in black by Dorset Council Tree Officer. 14 Hawthorn Avenue Gillingham SP8 4ST, 620m away. Ref P/TRT/2026/04437 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430760 * Permitted · Full · 2026-07-23 Erect a two storey extension and a single storey rear extension. 17 Hine Close Gillingham SP8 4GN, 990m away. Ref P/HOU/2026/03962 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=430204 * Rejected · Outline · 2026-06-23 Certificate of lawfulness to erect side extension Birchfield Wavering Lane East Gillingham SP8 4NX, 860m away. Ref P/CLP/2026/03376 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=429522 Source: PlanIt. The council's own register is authoritative. Recorded crime, June 2026: 55 incidents near this postcode. - Anti-social behaviour: 21 - Violence & sexual offences: 13 - Criminal damage & arson: 6 - Public order: 5 - Other crime: 4 - Shoplifting: 3 - Burglary: 1 - Other 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 2025-11-11 Erect extra care residential building comprising 55 No. residential units, shared communal areas and ancillary facilities. Modify vehicular accesses, form pedestrian accesses, parking, servicing, courtyard and landscaping, carry out associated works (with variation of Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. 2/2018/1437/FUL to allow 11 No. flats that can be occupied by persons under the age of 55 who need care). St Martins House Queen Street Gillingham SP8 4DX, 250m away. Ref P/VOC/2025/04656 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=416451 * APPROVED 2023-07-28 Non-material amendment - for the installation of plant equipment within the roof valley, comprising of air source heat pump and air conditioning condensers, to Planning Permission No. P/VOC/2022/02140. (Erect extra care residential building comprising 55 No. residential units, shared communal areas and ancillary facilities. Modify vehicular accesses, form pedestrian accesses, parking, servicing, courtyard and landscaping, carry out associated works). St Martins House Queen Street Gillingham, 250m away. Ref P/NMA/2023/03778 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=397974 * APPROVED 2022-05-31 Erect extra care residential building comprising 55 No. residential units, shared communal areas and ancillary facilities. Modify vehicular accesses, form pedestrian accesses, parking, servicing, courtyard and landscaping, carry out associated works (with variation of condition 20 of planning permission 2/2018/1437/FUL to alter the extent of the agreed flood plain levels) St Martins Queens Street Gillingham SP8 4DZ, 250m away. Ref P/VOC/2022/02140 https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=381067 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: (none recorded within 1km) 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: Simon Hoare (Conservative), https://members.parliament.uk/member/4494/contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. HEALTH & WELLBEING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Defibrillators within 1km: 17, nearest public one 200m away. * Gillingham Town Hall, 200m, Public, 24/7 Access The Town Hall, SP8 4QR Source: British Heart Foundation. * Gillingham Masonic Hall, 200m, Public, 24/7 Access Masonic Hall Gillingham, SP8 4PY Source: British Heart Foundation. * Waitrose & Partners - Gillingham, 220m, Public, Varied Access Chantry Fields, SP8 4UA Source: British Heart Foundation. * Gillingham, 370m, Public, 24/7 Access Gillingham Station Yard, SP8 4PZ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Westbrook Computers Ltd, 500m, Public, 24/7 Access The Cedars, SP8 4ER Source: British Heart Foundation. * Public defibrillator, 670m, Public, 24/7 Access Merck, SP8 4PX Source: British Heart Foundation. * One Stop Store Ltd, 690m, Public, 24/7 Access Broad Robin Store, SP8 4PJ Source: British Heart Foundation. * Dextra Group Plc, 870m, Public, Varied Access Units 1-4 And 12-20 And 24, SP8 4PX Source: British Heart Foundation. * First Aid Room, 130m, Restricted, Varied Access Gillingham Cp School, SP8 4QR Source: British Heart Foundation. * Science Prep Room, 460m, Restricted, Varied Access Gillingham School, SP8 4QP 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: - Dudley Taylor Pharmacy, Pharmacy, 70m - mydentist, Dentist, 260m - The Barn Surgery, GP surgery, 360m - Barn Surgery Pharmacy, Pharmacy, 360m Sport and leisure within 1km: - Gracie Barra, Sports centre, 80m - Gillingham Bowls Club, Sports pitch, 250m - Riversmeet Leisure Centre, Sports centre, 550m - Gillingham Town Football Club, Sports pitch, 920m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. LEARNING & SKILLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Libraries, schools, colleges and universities within 1km: - Gillingham Primary School, School, 150m, Pickwick Academy Trust - Gillingham Library, Library, 200m - Gillingham School, School, 450m - Unnamed school, 450m - Wyke Primary School, School, 910m, Pickwick Academy Trust ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. HERITAGE & IDENTITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monuments, historic buildings, archaeology and museums within 1km: - Gillingham Museum, Museum, 190m - Unnamed milestone, 1.0km 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: 11 applications Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 9 of all types still undecided. 1 further application concerns trees and is not counted here. Green space: 2 spaces Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Garden of Remembrance at 390m. Places to gather: 0 Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in. Learning on the doorstep: 4 schools, 1 library 5 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities. Nearest defibrillator: 130m 17 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome. Heritage features: 2 Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km. Air quality today: Fair (21) European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³, NO₂ 2.4 µg/m³. Development -> Transport 11 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 2 of them involving homes. A further 1 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 Garden of Remembrance is 390m away, one of 2 named green spaces within 2km. 11 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 5 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 2.4 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 2.4 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 4 places to be active within 2km, against 0 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 No community centres or halls are mapped within 2km. 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 4 schools, 1 library and 2 heritage features within 2km, alongside 9 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.