The Development Control Committee of Lancashire Council approved planning permission for a wooden acoustic fence at Hapton Valley Transfer Station and for the continuation of mineral extraction and restoration at Ravenhead Quarry on 4 September 2024. The committee also resolved to visit sites before determining applications for quarry deepening at Back Lane Quarry and Leapers Wood Quarry. For Ravenhead Quarry, the decision included conditions for managing the SSSI and amended notification requirements for mineral working resumption and infill material importation.