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Duncan Blackmore

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AKA Arrant Industries Hands-on urbanism / Good development / Small sites / Planning / Experimental investment / Arts Honcho at Arrant Land Co-honcho at Neighbourhood Waltham Forest DRP www.arrantindustries.com www.arrantland.com www.neighbourhood.company

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True. I had a weak moment.

30.07.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still this!? Man moans about something trivial for effect. Fully expected this link to be from 5 years ago.

30.07.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bottled water retail extension, Sydenham. Presumably assembled and disassembled daily.

Taken from a moving car. I wasn’t driving.

30.07.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can use the ones I took if you like…

27.07.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most people not aware of the unbelievably tiny HMO standards, compared to NDSS.

An 11m2 kitchen to be shared by 10 unrelated individual adults?

Sure.

A 13m2 combined bed/living/kitchen?

Go ahead.

Dormers?! 😧

23.07.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In an area where the LA acknowledge an acute shortage of small good quality homes and the blight of HMOs (with people paying Β£850pcm for a 7m2 room), this would be 2 additional sustainable dual-aspect fully space-compliant homes (and numerous other material benefits recognised in policy).

23.07.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s absurd. I’m afraid, for character count, I gave the impression that the LA in question are even functional enough to make a decision. In fact, they went dark, and this if from their statement submitted in response to my appeal against non-determination.

23.07.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is three fully space-compliant homes (including a rearranged existing one) in an area with an acknowledge shortage of smaller homes but blighted by tiny HMOs with people paying Β£850 pcm for 7m2.

23.07.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re an old hand at this game Neil. πŸ†

23.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They do say dormers are not a feature of the area. Meanwhile, approx 50 metres away…

23.07.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The rendered flat-roofed tiny windowed 1980s bit or the metal security roller-shuttered bit?

23.07.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How I miss the pre-Elon days when I could have made an evening’s fun out of asking people to guess the adjectives a LA with 3.5YR 5YHLS might have used to justify the refusal of +2 fully compliant homes with this roof form, on design grounds, in a highly accessible non-conservation area.

23.07.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Niche joke for a niche audience on niche app.

20.07.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

>> NINE WORKSPACES ON STREETS BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K 🀯🦘πŸ₯‹ >>

(click here)

20.07.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

>> FIVE HOMES WITH 6-10 COAT HOOKS πŸ§₯πŸͺπŸ‘Œ>>

(click here)

20.07.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

>> EIGHT KITCHENS WITH FRIDGES HINGED ON THE RIGHT πŸ‘‰βž‘οΈπŸ”Ž >>

(click here)

20.07.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing how focaccia and ciabatta have silently swapped places over the last year.

13.07.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This bottom tread is the worst bit of the Barbican.

22.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What style is this building please?

13.04.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Might as well be. Ravioli at Prezzo. En route to other places further up the M1.

11.04.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just walked past a one of a numbers of late-teens talking to a surrounded and isolated police officer.

β€œI know you’re friends with my Mum”

(visibly shaking) β€œI’m not friends with your mum. I know your Mum in my capacity as a police officer”

11.04.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

3 night tile tour.

11.04.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The security guards have security guards. And they’re all just about stopping the vape shops from being raided by fourteen-year-olds on e-scooters

11.04.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s 21:09 in Northampton Town Centre and the vibes are dreadful.

11.04.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anybody on here an expert in old glass roof tiles? This kind of thing…

25.02.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s practice for climbing over the loo to get to the shower.

08.02.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That text block is the entire package of construction information.

08.02.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it’s good that. I’d probably do the washing up there too though, for the β€˜inside / outside’ living vibes.

07.02.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Right, let’s play a game of β€˜who can find the planning application for the least habitable dwelling?’

I’ll start with this 19m2 β€˜house’ with it’s only small window in the bathroom.

07.02.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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