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Tower Hamlets officers.

How Tower Hamlets's planning officers actually decide. The 226 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.

226 officers98% delegated
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0
Active officers
of 226 on the record
98%
Decided delegated
vs 2% to committee
This borough’s committee
86%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
24%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Tower Hamlets's decisions split — by application type
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73,528
All development · decisions
88%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
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73,528decisions

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 — Tower Hamlets

Every officer deciding applications in the borough, 1996–d , 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
1,559
99%
18.9
100%
Angelina Eke · Planning officer
1,215
86%
Kathryn Philipson · Planning officer
783
88%
99%
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1,559
18.9
100%
Angelina Eke · Planning officer
86%
More
1,215
Kathryn Philipson · Planning officer
88%
More
783
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Approval rate from Tower Hamlets'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 →