Tom Barrett
@plannertomb.bsky.social
Town Planner what does policy stuff. Based in Northern England.
A 2/10 planning storyline on EastEnders.
So Elaine didn't even have an application in, but gets her grandson's connected mate to make a couple of calls to the council to get planning permission... Seemingly on an evening when they're out drinking?
So Elaine didn't even have an application in, but gets her grandson's connected mate to make a couple of calls to the council to get planning permission... Seemingly on an evening when they're out drinking?
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A 2/10 planning storyline on EastEnders.
So Elaine didn't even have an application in, but gets her grandson's connected mate to make a couple of calls to the council to get planning permission... Seemingly on an evening when they're out drinking?
So Elaine didn't even have an application in, but gets her grandson's connected mate to make a couple of calls to the council to get planning permission... Seemingly on an evening when they're out drinking?
Do they put 'train station' on purpose to drive engagement? Easy way to get 100 comments "IT'S A RAILWAY STATION"
August 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Do they put 'train station' on purpose to drive engagement? Easy way to get 100 comments "IT'S A RAILWAY STATION"
Absolutely classic rugby league this. Just changing something with no kind of strategic direction. It went from 14 to 12 pro teams 10 years ago because it was felt that 14 was too many to sustain, now it's going back to 14 with a much bleaker outlook.
July 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Absolutely classic rugby league this. Just changing something with no kind of strategic direction. It went from 14 to 12 pro teams 10 years ago because it was felt that 14 was too many to sustain, now it's going back to 14 with a much bleaker outlook.
@footballcliches.bsky.social
Whisper it quietly, cats love cat treats.
Whisper it quietly, cats love cat treats.
July 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
@footballcliches.bsky.social
Whisper it quietly, cats love cat treats.
Whisper it quietly, cats love cat treats.
This sign must wind up so many people. My first time in Blackpool for aaaages.
July 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This sign must wind up so many people. My first time in Blackpool for aaaages.
Wonder what the busy periods are on a council planning portal? What next, surge pricing?
July 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Wonder what the busy periods are on a council planning portal? What next, surge pricing?
Making the most of having to travel to Huddersfield for my NHS dentist and the m62 being closed by having an (alcohol free) beer by Standedge Tunnel on the way back.
June 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Making the most of having to travel to Huddersfield for my NHS dentist and the m62 being closed by having an (alcohol free) beer by Standedge Tunnel on the way back.
Unbelievable numbers for this local news article on Facebook. I do believe that angry reacts help stories get more traction there. As I guess racist comments do too.
June 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Unbelievable numbers for this local news article on Facebook. I do believe that angry reacts help stories get more traction there. As I guess racist comments do too.
@footballcliches.bsky.social going down a wormhole looking at sectarianism in Glasgow, with an unlikely academic source....
June 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@footballcliches.bsky.social going down a wormhole looking at sectarianism in Glasgow, with an unlikely academic source....
Mind I loved this street near UCL which has done just that, but in a more democratic way...
June 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mind I loved this street near UCL which has done just that, but in a more democratic way...
London post work pub culture needs to catch up with Manchester and stop drinkers blocking the pavement by replacing trafficked streets with tables and chairs. A scene from Goodge St
June 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
London post work pub culture needs to catch up with Manchester and stop drinkers blocking the pavement by replacing trafficked streets with tables and chairs. A scene from Goodge St
Would make a good programme
June 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Would make a good programme
It reminded me of Self Esteem growing up in the locality of Meadowhall and her adoration of it, in post industrial / post recession Sheffield in the 90s
Then it made me wonder what wider impact out of town shopping centres have had on pop-culture
Then it made me wonder what wider impact out of town shopping centres have had on pop-culture
June 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It reminded me of Self Esteem growing up in the locality of Meadowhall and her adoration of it, in post industrial / post recession Sheffield in the 90s
Then it made me wonder what wider impact out of town shopping centres have had on pop-culture
Then it made me wonder what wider impact out of town shopping centres have had on pop-culture
I was thinking about this that I read from the interview with CMAT in the Guardian. Something interesting about the cultural impact of the out of town shopping centre in Celtic Tiger / pre 2008 crash Ireland
June 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I was thinking about this that I read from the interview with CMAT in the Guardian. Something interesting about the cultural impact of the out of town shopping centre in Celtic Tiger / pre 2008 crash Ireland
The only Paris St Germain for me
May 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The only Paris St Germain for me
Salford wants a word. Woke roundabout nonsense!
May 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Salford wants a word. Woke roundabout nonsense!
Hang it in the Louvre etc
May 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hang it in the Louvre etc
Next week is 60 years since Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Supremes came to Wigan, amazing.
April 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Next week is 60 years since Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Supremes came to Wigan, amazing.
If you had to Google what "the university of Greater Manchester" is you get this.
What a stupid rebrand.
What a stupid rebrand.
February 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you had to Google what "the university of Greater Manchester" is you get this.
What a stupid rebrand.
What a stupid rebrand.
Lesser spotted stations on the Greater Manchester rail network. Don't think anyone got on or off.
February 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Lesser spotted stations on the Greater Manchester rail network. Don't think anyone got on or off.
I did just notice this Hovis Hill around the back of Piccadilly too
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I did just notice this Hovis Hill around the back of Piccadilly too
Just noticed this blue plaque at Royal Exchange in Manchester today. I know there was a lot of change following the 1996 bomb but this feels strange now particularly as a) I didn't visit Manchester city centre til 2001 and b) the scale of change that has taken place since.
January 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just noticed this blue plaque at Royal Exchange in Manchester today. I know there was a lot of change following the 1996 bomb but this feels strange now particularly as a) I didn't visit Manchester city centre til 2001 and b) the scale of change that has taken place since.
Always good to see practical bikes in the street... But loved the yellow of this one.
January 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Always good to see practical bikes in the street... But loved the yellow of this one.