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Westminster officers.

How Westminster's planning officers actually decide. The 78 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.

78 officers99% delegated
Westminster · 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
59
Active officers
of 78 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
89%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
30%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Westminster's decisions split — by application type
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42,499
All development · decisions
90%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
80%90%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
42,499decisions

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 — Westminster

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
Nikki Mitchell · Planning officer
Active
2,746
93%
7.6
100%
Stuart Croll · Planning officer
Active
2,396
94%
7.4
100%
Ken Powell · Planning officer
Aug 2023
1,717
94%
7.0
100%
Nikki Mitchell · Planning officer
Active
93%
More
2,746
7.6
100%
Stuart Croll · Planning officer
Active
94%
More
2,396
7.4
100%
Ken Powell · Planning officer
Aug 2023
94%
More
1,717
7.0
100%
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Approval rate from Westminster'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 →