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Southwark officers.

How Southwark's planning officers actually decide. The 81 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.

81 officers2% delegated
Southwark · 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
38
Active officers
of 81 on the record
2%
Decided delegated
vs 98% to committee
This borough’s committee
91%
Avg approval
borough-wide
Refusal Hotspots
Avg decision
not yet computed
Approval Clock
17%
Appeal overturn
London avg 26%
This borough’s appeals
How Southwark's decisions split — by application type
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20,486
All development · decisions
93%
approval rate
Approval over time · all development
80%90%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
20,486decisions

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 — Southwark

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
Ibrahim Azam · Planning officer
Active
614
96%
7.6
1%
Samuel Hepworth · Planning officer
Active
482
88%
8.7
0%
Agneta Kabele · Planning officer
Active
478
91%
8.9
0%
Ibrahim Azam · Planning officer
Active
96%
More
614
7.6
1%
Samuel Hepworth · Planning officer
Active
88%
More
482
8.7
0%
Agneta Kabele · Planning officer
Active
91%
More
478
8.9
0%
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Approval rate from Southwark'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 →