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Lewisham officers.

How Lewisham'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
Lewisham · 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
18
Active officers
of 53 on the record
99%
Decided delegated
vs 1% to committee
This borough’s committee
80%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
21%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Lewisham's decisions split — by application type
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17,892
All development · decisions
79%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
60%80%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
17,892decisions

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 — Lewisham

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
Amanda Ghani · Planning officer
Active
942
59%
9.0
99%
Beverley Bewaji · Planning officer
Recent
600
90%
9.4
100%
Zahra Rad · Planning officer
Jun 2023
598
83%
8.0
97%
Amanda Ghani · Planning officer
Active
59%
More
942
9.0
99%
Beverley Bewaji · Planning officer
Recent
90%
More
600
9.4
100%
Zahra Rad · Planning officer
Jun 2023
83%
More
598
8.0
97%
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Approval rate from Lewisham'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 →