Ros Eastman
@eastmanplanning.bsky.social
Digitally curious MRTPI Town Planner, fence straddling, training, supporting, advising where I can. Mostly here for your pet and holiday photos.
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Newly updated and much enlarged UK Planning & Housing starter pack
Please share for new joiners in the sector. Starter packs are the easiest way to get going on Bluesky, allowing you to quickly follow a bunch of relevant people
And of course, let me know of any names that should be added
Please share for new joiners in the sector. Starter packs are the easiest way to get going on Bluesky, allowing you to quickly follow a bunch of relevant people
And of course, let me know of any names that should be added
October 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Newly updated and much enlarged UK Planning & Housing starter pack
Please share for new joiners in the sector. Starter packs are the easiest way to get going on Bluesky, allowing you to quickly follow a bunch of relevant people
And of course, let me know of any names that should be added
Please share for new joiners in the sector. Starter packs are the easiest way to get going on Bluesky, allowing you to quickly follow a bunch of relevant people
And of course, let me know of any names that should be added
With Dartmoor weather, I have been known to picnic standing up, but honestly, the entitlement of this man...
King John fenced in the Forest of Dartmoor as his hunting grounds in the 13th century
It seems to me that Darwell’s case (that open air recreation doesn’t include even sitting down for a sandwich, let alone wild camping) is dim & would be unenforceable 🙄
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It seems to me that Darwell’s case (that open air recreation doesn’t include even sitting down for a sandwich, let alone wild camping) is dim & would be unenforceable 🙄
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Picnicking on Dartmoor is trespassing, landowner’s lawyers tell court
Alexander Darwall, owner of Blachford estate in national park, is challenging the right to wild camping
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
With Dartmoor weather, I have been known to picnic standing up, but honestly, the entitlement of this man...
There was no view of Dartmoor this morning…#wetdog
October 8, 2024 at 12:26 PM
There was no view of Dartmoor this morning…#wetdog
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Am I kidding myself in thinking that the details in fact matter as much as the vibe!?
October 3, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Am I kidding myself in thinking that the details in fact matter as much as the vibe!?
Good, but mostly quiet, company whilst I read about urban green space funding…
www.gov.uk/government/n....
www.gov.uk/government/n....
October 3, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Good, but mostly quiet, company whilst I read about urban green space funding…
www.gov.uk/government/n....
www.gov.uk/government/n....
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It's a very strange time currently to move as I do between policy circles and the housing sector
- Never seen policy so upbeat - positive change on planning, long-term funding, etc
- But the housing sector, and esp social housing is on its knees. Finances don't stack up, output falling off a cliff
- Never seen policy so upbeat - positive change on planning, long-term funding, etc
- But the housing sector, and esp social housing is on its knees. Finances don't stack up, output falling off a cliff
October 2, 2024 at 11:59 AM
It's a very strange time currently to move as I do between policy circles and the housing sector
- Never seen policy so upbeat - positive change on planning, long-term funding, etc
- But the housing sector, and esp social housing is on its knees. Finances don't stack up, output falling off a cliff
- Never seen policy so upbeat - positive change on planning, long-term funding, etc
- But the housing sector, and esp social housing is on its knees. Finances don't stack up, output falling off a cliff
In today’s lunch news…🎶 islands in the stream 🎶 of leftovers! Risotto wrapped around mozzarella floating in tomato sauce with crisped up Parma ham! Feeling really fancy!
October 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
In today’s lunch news…🎶 islands in the stream 🎶 of leftovers! Risotto wrapped around mozzarella floating in tomato sauce with crisped up Parma ham! Feeling really fancy!
About 10 minutes into this is a clip of Liz Truss accusing Clement Attlee and the 1947 Planning Act of being the root of all wokeness. I don’t know whether to be proud of Planning for being early adopters of kindness or weirded out by everything she says!
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The News Agents - Podcast | Global Player
<p>The Tories suffered their worst electoral defeat for a hundred and fifty years in July. So why are they so upbeat this conference? </p><p>Today we introduce you to the four remaining candidates for...
www.globalplayer.com
October 1, 2024 at 7:16 AM
About 10 minutes into this is a clip of Liz Truss accusing Clement Attlee and the 1947 Planning Act of being the root of all wokeness. I don’t know whether to be proud of Planning for being early adopters of kindness or weirded out by everything she says!
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
I’m no Mrs. Nicholls, but this soup “slaps”!
September 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I’m no Mrs. Nicholls, but this soup “slaps”!
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#BrownfieldPassports All up for new ideas - but please can Govt review existing mechanisms of Permission in Principle, Brownfield Land Registers & Permitted Development & whether still needed, before starting another mechanism? Getting complicated now www.gov.uk/government/p...
Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport
This paper invites views on further action the government could take through the planning system to support the development of brownfield land in urban areas.
www.gov.uk
September 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
#BrownfieldPassports All up for new ideas - but please can Govt review existing mechanisms of Permission in Principle, Brownfield Land Registers & Permitted Development & whether still needed, before starting another mechanism? Getting complicated now www.gov.uk/government/p...
I saw an Instagram post that the #wildcamping case on #Dartmoor is back in court soon.
I “enjoyed” wild camping on the moors as a teen and whilst I generally prefer a little more comfort now, the right is an important one.
If you can support this, please do.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/bac...
I “enjoyed” wild camping on the moors as a teen and whilst I generally prefer a little more comfort now, the right is an important one.
If you can support this, please do.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/bac...
Save Dartmoor Backpack Camping - Appeal Fundraiser (Official)
The Dartmoor Preservation Association is backing Dartmoor National Park Authority as the official focus for donations in its appeal against a ban on backpack camping. We wish to see a rights-based not...
www.justgiving.com
September 22, 2024 at 6:28 AM
I saw an Instagram post that the #wildcamping case on #Dartmoor is back in court soon.
I “enjoyed” wild camping on the moors as a teen and whilst I generally prefer a little more comfort now, the right is an important one.
If you can support this, please do.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/bac...
I “enjoyed” wild camping on the moors as a teen and whilst I generally prefer a little more comfort now, the right is an important one.
If you can support this, please do.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/bac...
Just caught an Esso advert (on a cricket podcast...) encouraging us to make linked trips... Who do drives into town (for example) to do one errand, then home before going out to do another in the same place? #greenwashing aside, it felt like an odd advert.
www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/though...
www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/though...
thoughtful driving
Find out more about Esso’s initiative, Thoughtful Driving. It’s about finding alternatives to using the car, driving more economically and how Esso can help you to fuel smarter and with less impact.
www.esso.co.uk
September 18, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Just caught an Esso advert (on a cricket podcast...) encouraging us to make linked trips... Who do drives into town (for example) to do one errand, then home before going out to do another in the same place? #greenwashing aside, it felt like an odd advert.
www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/though...
www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/though...
Being “forced” to walk my youngest to the childminder to give the pup some exercise is setting my days up so nicely at the moment. May the autumn mornings remain crisp and fresh and my days stay productive!
September 17, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Being “forced” to walk my youngest to the childminder to give the pup some exercise is setting my days up so nicely at the moment. May the autumn mornings remain crisp and fresh and my days stay productive!
I can see again! Glasses collected, mega coffee and a “thought leadership” (?) catch up!
September 13, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I can see again! Glasses collected, mega coffee and a “thought leadership” (?) catch up!
Lovely dog walk in the sunshine at Dartington this morning. Such a special and important place that has launched so many arty folk over the years- it feeds a different part of me! Hope it’s there forever somehow…Good coffee at the Green Table too!
www.dartington.org/visit/food-d...
www.dartington.org/visit/food-d...
The Green Table café at the Dartington Trust
The Green Table is a vibrant, welcoming, light-filled space evoking Dartington's craft legacy for everyone to enjoy.
www.dartington.org
September 11, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Lovely dog walk in the sunshine at Dartington this morning. Such a special and important place that has launched so many arty folk over the years- it feeds a different part of me! Hope it’s there forever somehow…Good coffee at the Green Table too!
www.dartington.org/visit/food-d...
www.dartington.org/visit/food-d...
I used Sway to make a thing today - it was fun!
Committee and wider training is so important to the overall success of Planning and the robustness of decision-making but it can be tricky to find the time to properly resource it in-house.
Find out more here: sway.cloud.microsoft/c1TVKqXGZa8z...
Committee and wider training is so important to the overall success of Planning and the robustness of decision-making but it can be tricky to find the time to properly resource it in-house.
Find out more here: sway.cloud.microsoft/c1TVKqXGZa8z...
Training your Modern Planning Committee
Planning committees are under increasing scrutiny with reports of cost awards and decisions being challenged and over turned - leading to headlines like the one above.
sway.cloud.microsoft
September 10, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I used Sway to make a thing today - it was fun!
Committee and wider training is so important to the overall success of Planning and the robustness of decision-making but it can be tricky to find the time to properly resource it in-house.
Find out more here: sway.cloud.microsoft/c1TVKqXGZa8z...
Committee and wider training is so important to the overall success of Planning and the robustness of decision-making but it can be tricky to find the time to properly resource it in-house.
Find out more here: sway.cloud.microsoft/c1TVKqXGZa8z...
First job of the week, new glasses! Curse of the puppy…
September 9, 2024 at 9:22 AM
First job of the week, new glasses! Curse of the puppy…
It’s almost enough to get me sending postcards again…
A certain loneliness, aloof. She swoons at the mention of Blackpool. You would love her.
September 7, 2024 at 8:38 PM
It’s almost enough to get me sending postcards again…
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It is the worst holiday I have ever had.
September 5, 2024 at 10:52 AM
It is the worst holiday I have ever had.
HELP! My kids don't have the club we thought they had tonight - which usually means quick grab food. What's your go-to fakeaway / Friday tea - bearing in mind probable fish and chips at school? Inspo please! Maybe Katsu curry. Any better ideas? #food #friday #cooking #help
a pizza in a white box with a hand print on it
Alt: a carousel of fast food images - tacos, noodles, burger, pizza
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2024 at 12:19 PM
After yesterday's torrents, we were in mists and mellow fruitfulness territory this morning for puppy walk no. 1 of the day! Now he snoozes while I send emails and update Planning Guidance Notes. #sisyphus
September 6, 2024 at 8:40 AM
After yesterday's torrents, we were in mists and mellow fruitfulness territory this morning for puppy walk no. 1 of the day! Now he snoozes while I send emails and update Planning Guidance Notes. #sisyphus
A more routine / prosaic day today working in the kitchen accompanied by puppy snores and rain. Wondering if the "vignette" switch can work for me too... petits haricots dans une sauce tomate avec pain rustique ... What've you got?
September 5, 2024 at 11:51 AM
A more routine / prosaic day today working in the kitchen accompanied by puppy snores and rain. Wondering if the "vignette" switch can work for me too... petits haricots dans une sauce tomate avec pain rustique ... What've you got?