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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Wait until he hears about the 339,880 cyclists and pedestrians killed by non-Teslas last year!

Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 27/09/2026

The Master Oak, Stanmore. Thought to date from the reign of Henry VIII, its heft is likely due to a clutch of acorns buried by a squirrel that grew together and fused over the centuries.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 24/09/2026

How funny! I've just added that one!

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Have you ever wondered how the proposed Local Government Reorganisation correlates with the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of 5th-9th century England? Of course not! But I made a map of it anyway. Compare LGR, devolution and SDS boundaries...now with added "Heptarchy Mode". apps.curtography.uk/lgr/

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 22/09/2026

We were on Rainham Marshes on Sunday. Here are some Paper Wasps that have built their home at either end of a steel handrail. I wonder if they join up in the middle?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 12/09/2026

After a year of hard work, RCKa is delighted to launch the consultation draft of the London Plan Small Sites Design Code—a potentially transformative planning policy for new homes across the city. consult.london.gov.uk/london-small...

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Have you been to the Nelson Stair?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Our new home! Just moved into the West Wing.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 29/08/2026

Residents of Barnet rejoice, too!

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 11/08/2026

That’s a shame I just bought myself a brand new pair of sexpestacles.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 09/08/2026

The landlord should employ a parking management company to issue fines for cars which are not in official bays. Or tow them away!

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 09/08/2026

It’s a management issue. The landscaping design has failed if it has allowed people to get their cars into these positions. By the looks of things the development has been implemented in accordance with the approved plans?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 02/08/2026

The draft #LondonPlan introduces the concept of Broad Locations of Growth: areas of green belt expected to deliver 56,100 homes. There are ten BLGs, covering 50 stations in all. I've mapped every one—so come join me on a jaunt around the fringes of London. curtography.uk/2026/08/02/b...

curtography.uk

BLG Gazetteer - Curtography

A long journey around the ten Broad Locations of Growth established by the draft London Plan.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 28/07/2026

My first monthly column for the AJ: what if there are too many architects?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 28/07/2026

I thought exactly that! Also: "OK".

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 05/07/2026

Travelling by train through open countryside is a joy. Why would they want to make the experience akin to being on the tube just to appease a handful of grumpy locals?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 28/06/2026

Handsome new mansion block nearly finished close to Enfield Chase. This is the future of the suburbs, and it's dense(r).

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 10/06/2026

Gawd bless ‘em, this could be a lovely little project for a talented local practice...but what on earth is this tender process supposed to be? 50% price but they've already confirmed the fee? What are you supposed to submit for the quality element? And to whom? Yikes.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Young people can't afford to live. They've done everything they were told to do, studied, went to university, they are the best "trained" generation ever, but it's not enough anymore. If you don't think this ends in a major upheaval or uprising in the next few years, you're blind

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 09/06/2026

You've never actually been to London, have you?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 27/05/2026

Now can we please introduce similar reforms to prevent the use of spurious JRs as a means to block new homes?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 11/05/2026

Now updated to include Newham, which has posted the ward counts on its website today. This is now a complete map showing every vote in every ward, with totals for each party by borough and for the whole of London.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 11/05/2026

It was my birthday yesterday, so what better way to celebrate than scraping every London borough's website to create an interactive map showing the winning candidate for every ward (apart from Newham, which has failed to publish its numbers, for some reason). Enjoy! smallsites.london/Election2026...

smallsites.london

London Local Elections 2026 – Ward Map

Interactive ward-level results for the 2026 London local elections. Click any ward to see the full candidate breakdown.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 11/05/2026

Why have Brent and Newham not released ward-level voting data?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 10/05/2026

Why is it that only Brent and Newham have failed to release the number of votes cast for each candidate in Thursday’s election?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 08/05/2026

I deleted my account a few weeks ago for this reason, and use Apple Music now - you can import all your playlists etc too. It’s *so* much better than Spotify.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 30/04/2026

Both things can be true at once

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 30/04/2026

Astonishing London night. I love this city.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 24/04/2026

More golf course shenanigans, this time in this weekend’s @financialtimes.com—online now, and in print tomorrow. Looking forward to another social media pile-on this weekend! www.ft.com/content/1380...

ft.com

Is it time to pave over London’s golf courses?

Often underused green spaces are being targeted as a creative solution for sclerotic housebuilding rates in the capital. But environmentalists are calling the plan a duff

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Fairway or driveway? Coverage of my ongoing research into the potential for golf courses to make way for housing in this BBC In Depth article, published today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Why golf courses are in the crosshairs of Britain's housing crisis

Are golf courses the right places to build housing, or are they simply a soft target?

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 19/04/2026

Yes, you absolutely can. In fact for some crops the yields are higher when partially shaded by PVs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrivol...

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Agrivoltaics - Wikipedia

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 18/04/2026

It still will be grade 1a agricultural land though

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 13/04/2026

Quite a thing to see Local Development Orders on a political manifesto!

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 13/04/2026

I’ve been asked to deliver the annual lecture for the Planning Officers’ Society in a couple of days’ time, so if you want to learn more about our research into suburban intensification and the strategic potential of small site housing, see here 👇🏻 www.planningofficers.org.uk/events/pos-a...

planningofficers.org.uk

POS

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 08/04/2026

Yes, agreed. But you can’t deny the fact that the building they built behind it is an absolute fucking eyesore and, at the very least, the retained facade has some utility in covering a little of it up.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 08/04/2026

Famously allowed on appeal despite some of the windows looking directly into the back of the preserved brickwork because the inspector determined that students “don’t need daylight”.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Why do local campaign groups always turn out to be NIMBYs? Why not campaign for improvements to local infrastructure that will help the local community, rather than against every-fucking-thing?!

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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"With several other European nations reeling from the fresh surge in oil and gas costs, the UK's wind-heavy power system may act as a blueprint for other countries also seeking to reduce fossil fuel exposure". www.reuters.com/business/ene...

reuters.com

Record wind output helps shield the UK from worst of Iran war fallout

Record output from wind farms has helped boost total clean power supplies in the United Kingdom to new highs so far in 2026, and allowed power firms to pare use of fossil fuels to multi-year lows.

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Russell Curtis @russellcurtis.co.uk · 21/03/2026

After 40% of the city was destroyed by allied bombing, Terni built back some really extraordinary buildings—many by Roman architect Mario Ridolfi, whose fountain in Tacito Square preceded the war.

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