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Waltham Forest officers.

How Waltham Forest's planning officers actually decide. The 49 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.

49 officers99% delegated
Waltham Forest · 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
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17
Active officers
of 49 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
75%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
23%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Waltham Forest's decisions split — by application type
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17,387
All development · decisions
74%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
17,387decisions

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 — Waltham Forest

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
Zarina Ali · Planning officer
Active
850
83%
9.1
100%
Adam Brown · Planning officer
Active
733
84%
8.9
100%
Zara Raza · Planning officer
Active
451
82%
10.1
99%
Zarina Ali · Planning officer
Active
83%
More
850
9.1
100%
Adam Brown · Planning officer
Active
84%
More
733
8.9
100%
Zara Raza · Planning officer
Active
82%
More
451
10.1
99%
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Approval rate from Waltham Forest'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 →