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Kensington And Chelsea officers.

How Kensington And Chelsea's planning officers actually decide. The 89 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.

89 officers
Kensington And Chelsea · 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
42
Active officers
of 89 on the record
Decided delegated
not yet computed
This borough’s committee
89%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
39%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Kensington And Chelsea's decisions split — by application type
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25,207
All development · decisions
90%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
10%55%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
25,207decisions

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 — Kensington And Chelsea

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
Ronaldo Colalillo · Planning officer
Active
1,027
85%
10.9
Moses Ekole · Planning officer
Active
982
89%
10.0
Ben Brockey · Planning officer
Active
924
91%
10.6
Ronaldo Colalillo · Planning officer
Active
85%
More
1,027
10.9
Moses Ekole · Planning officer
Active
89%
More
982
10.0
Ben Brockey · Planning officer
Active
91%
More
924
10.6
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Approval rate from Kensington And Chelsea'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 →