Duncan Blackmore
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Duncan Blackmore
@arrantindustries.bsky.social
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
True. I had a weak moment.
July 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Still this!? Man moans about something trivial for effect. Fully expected this link to be from 5 years ago.
July 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
July 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You can use the ones I took if you like…
July 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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?! 😧
July 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
In an area where the LA acknowledge an acute shortage of small good quality homes and the blight of HMOs (with people paying £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).
July 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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.
July 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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 £850 pcm for 7m2.
July 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
You’re an old hand at this game Neil. 🏆
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
They do say dormers are not a feature of the area. Meanwhile, approx 50 metres away…
July 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The rendered flat-roofed tiny windowed 1980s bit or the metal security roller-shuttered bit?
July 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Niche joke for a niche audience on niche app.
July 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Might as well be. Ravioli at Prezzo. En route to other places further up the M1.
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I just walked past a one of a numbers of late-teens talking to a surrounded and isolated police officer.

“I know you’re friends with my Mum”

(visibly shaking) “I’m not friends with your mum. I know your Mum in my capacity as a police officer”
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
3 night tile tour.
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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
April 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM