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Croydon officers.

How Croydon's planning officers actually decide. The 83 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.

83 officers99% delegated
Croydon · 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
30
Active officers
of 83 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
68%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
19%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Croydon's decisions split — by application type
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25,234
All development · decisions
78%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
25,234decisions

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 — Croydon

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
Grace Hewett · Planning officer
Active
719
59%
10.1
99%
Alexander Green · Planning officer
Active
647
79%
9.1
100%
James Udall · Planning officer
Active
552
61%
11.1
99%
Grace Hewett · Planning officer
Active
59%
More
719
10.1
99%
Alexander Green · Planning officer
Active
79%
More
647
9.1
100%
James Udall · Planning officer
Active
61%
More
552
11.1
99%
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Approval rate from Croydon'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 →