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Havering officers.

How Havering's planning officers actually decide. The 39 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.

39 officers
Havering · 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
16
Active officers
of 39 on the record
Decided delegated
not yet computed
This borough’s committee
71%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
22%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Havering's decisions split — by application type
Click a slice to isolate it
20,001
All development · decisions
70%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
50%75%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
20,001decisions

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 — Havering

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
Aidan Hughes · Planning officer
Active
1,600
73%
8.9
Admin · Planning officer
Active
1,395
12%
5.0
Kelvin Naicker · Planning officer
Active
1,346
72%
9.7
Aidan Hughes · Planning officer
Active
73%
More
1,600
8.9
Admin · Planning officer
Active
12%
More
1,395
5.0
Kelvin Naicker · Planning officer
Active
72%
More
1,346
9.7
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Approval rate from Havering'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 →