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Waltham Forest officers.

How Waltham Forest's planning officers actually decide. The 131 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.

131 officers99% delegated
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17
Active officers
of 131 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
72%
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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52,494
All development · decisions
74%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
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52,494decisions

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, 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
Rachel Jagger · Planning officer
Apr 2020
2,876
71%
Sonia Malcolm · Planning officer
Mar 2024
2,098
67%
. Mrs C Kadiri · Planning officer
May 2011
1,698
76%
Rachel Jagger · Planning officer
Apr 2020
71%
More
2,876
Sonia Malcolm · Planning officer
Mar 2024
67%
More
2,098
. Mrs C Kadiri · Planning officer
May 2011
76%
More
1,698
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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 →