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Islington officers.

How Islington's planning officers actually decide. The 55 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.

55 officers99% delegated
Islington · 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
25
Active officers
of 55 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
85%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
26%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Islington's decisions split — by application type
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13,608
All development · decisions
86%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
70%85%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
13,608decisions

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 — Islington

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
Yusif Yusifzada · Planning officer
Active
726
83%
11.3
99%
Marc Davis · Planning officer
Active
706
85%
11.1
99%
Ross Harvey · Planning officer
Jul 2024
522
77%
12.0
99%
Yusif Yusifzada · Planning officer
Active
83%
More
726
11.3
99%
Marc Davis · Planning officer
Active
85%
More
706
11.1
99%
Ross Harvey · Planning officer
Jul 2024
77%
More
522
12.0
99%
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Approval rate from Islington'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 →