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Hillingdon officers.

How Hillingdon's planning officers actually decide. The 60 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.

60 officers
Hillingdon · 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
21
Active officers
of 60 on the record
Decided delegated
not yet computed
This borough’s committee
79%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
29%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Hillingdon's decisions split — by application type
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23,057
All development · decisions
79%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
23,057decisions

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 — Hillingdon

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
Nicola Taplin · Planning officer
Active
2,560
68%
8.0
Rhian Thomas · Planning officer
Active
1,643
86%
7.9
Emilie Bateman · Planning officer
Active
1,199
83%
8.0
Nicola Taplin · Planning officer
Active
68%
More
2,560
8.0
Rhian Thomas · Planning officer
Active
86%
More
1,643
7.9
Emilie Bateman · Planning officer
Active
83%
More
1,199
8.0
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Approval rate from Hillingdon'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 →