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Southwark officers.

How Southwark's planning officers actually decide. The 111 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.

111 officers56% delegated
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42
Active officers
of 111 on the record
56%
Decided delegated
vs 44% to committee
This borough’s committee
85%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
17%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Southwark's decisions split — by application type
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58,168
All development · decisions
87%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
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58,168decisions

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 — Southwark

Every officer deciding applications in the borough, 1996–26, 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
Anthony Roberts · Planning officer
Dec 2022
1,393
91%
7.9
0%
Mich�le Sterry · Planning officer
Recent
905
78%
9.0
5%
Susannah Pettit · Planning officer
Aug 2014
822
75%
Anthony Roberts · Planning officer
Dec 2022
91%
More
1,393
7.9
0%
Mich�le Sterry · Planning officer
Recent
78%
More
905
9.0
5%
Susannah Pettit · Planning officer
Aug 2014
75%
More
822
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Approval rate from Southwark'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 →