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Hackney officers.

How Hackney's planning officers actually decide. The 53 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.

53 officers99% delegated
Hackney · 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
19
Active officers
of 53 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
79%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
39%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Hackney's decisions split — by application type
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13,397
All development · decisions
83%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
70%85%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
13,397decisions

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 — Hackney

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
Micheal Garvey · Planning officer
Active
659
74%
12.1
99%
Danny Huber · Planning officer
Active
631
76%
12.1
99%
Jonathan Bainbridge · Planning officer
Active
601
90%
11.0
100%
Micheal Garvey · Planning officer
Active
74%
More
659
12.1
99%
Danny Huber · Planning officer
Active
76%
More
631
12.1
99%
Jonathan Bainbridge · Planning officer
Active
90%
More
601
11.0
100%
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Approval rate from Hackney'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 →