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Kingston Upon Thames officers.

How Kingston Upon Thames's planning officers actually decide. The 33 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.

33 officers99% delegated
Kingston Upon Thames · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
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14
Active officers
of 33 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
71%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
29%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Kingston Upon Thames's decisions split — by application type
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16,236
All development · decisions
73%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
16,236decisions

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 — Kingston Upon Thames

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
Carmellena Hickey · Planning officer
Active
1,555
69%
8.6
100%
Gosia Danik · Planning officer
Active
1,167
68%
8.3
100%
Honey Olaiya · Planning officer
Active
998
70%
8.6
99%
Carmellena Hickey · Planning officer
Active
69%
More
1,555
8.6
100%
Gosia Danik · Planning officer
Active
68%
More
1,167
8.3
100%
Honey Olaiya · Planning officer
Active
70%
More
998
8.6
99%
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Approval rate from Kingston Upon Thames'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 →