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Redbridge officers.

How Redbridge's planning officers actually decide. The 34 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.

34 officers100% delegated
Redbridge · 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
17
Active officers
of 34 on the record
100%
Decided delegated
vs 0% to committee
This borough’s committee
74%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
18%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Redbridge's decisions split — by application type
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24,229
All development · decisions
77%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
24,229decisions

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 — Redbridge

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
Bethany McCay · Planning officer
Active
1,060
72%
8.0
100%
X Sergei Zotin · Planning officer
Aug 2022
758
74%
7.9
100%
Kashi Bhanji · Planning officer
Active
735
77%
8.6
100%
Bethany McCay · Planning officer
Active
72%
More
1,060
8.0
100%
X Sergei Zotin · Planning officer
Aug 2022
74%
More
758
7.9
100%
Kashi Bhanji · Planning officer
Active
77%
More
735
8.6
100%
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Approval rate from Redbridge'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 →