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Bexley officers.

How Bexley's planning officers actually decide. The 31 officers here settle most applications under delegation rather than at committee. Who they are, what they approve, and where they decide — click a name for their full record.

31 officers99% delegated
Bexley · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric for the investigation behind it
12
Active officers
of 31 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
83%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
25%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Bexley's decisions split — by application type
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15,934
All development · decisions
83%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
15,934decisions

Development decisions only — trees, advertisements and licences are excluded (see Applications that aren't development). Pick a type to reshade the map and recount.

The officer roster — Bexley

Every officer deciding applications in the borough, 2020–26, ranked by volume. Click a name for their full record — where they decide, their approval rate and the consultants they work with.

Officer
Last active
Applications
Approval
Avg wks
Delegated
Claire Collins · Planning officer
Recent
1,133
91%
8.0
100%
Ankit Dhakal · Planning officer
Active
729
81%
11.0
100%
David Willing · Planning officer
Active
545
84%
8.3
100%
Claire Collins · Planning officer
Recent
91%
More
1,133
8.0
100%
Ankit Dhakal · Planning officer
Active
81%
More
729
11.0
100%
David Willing · Planning officer
Active
84%
More
545
8.3
100%
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Approval rate from Bexley's published decision notices. Avg wks = median weeks from valid application to decision (20+ dated cases); Delegated = share decided under delegation (20+ levelled decisions). A dash means the register publishes too few dates or levels for that officer. Methodology →

Officers who move between boroughs

A decision-maker's habits travel with them. Officers move between authorities — once the cross-borough identity layer lands, you'll be able to follow the same officer across London and see whether their approval patterns hold. Compare against all London officers →