Councillor County Rick Edwards
Email: rick.edwards@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
17 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.30 am
Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Pension Fund Committee is scheduled to meet on 12 December 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including pension-related training for committee members, budget monitoring, responsible investments, and the Local Pensions Partnership annual report. The committee will also discuss the Funding Strategy Statement consultation, which is key to determining employer pension contribution rates for 2026-2029. Some items, including updates on the Lancashire County Pension Fund Strategic Plan, Local Pensions Partnership Administration, risk register, shareholder update, investment performance and investments in occupied territories, will be discussed in Part II of the meeting, which is not open to the press or public.
Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee convened to discuss planning applications and related matters. The agenda included decisions on applications in Fylde and South Ribble Borough, as well as an update on decisions taken by the Director of Environment and Planning.
Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the first year delivery report of the council's digital strategy, and to consider the data informing proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR). The committee reviewed the progress of the digital strategy, provided feedback on priorities for the coming year, and discussed areas for future focus. Councillors also examined data sets related to LGR, exploring potential impacts and raising concerns about resident representation and service delivery.
Decisions from Meetings
105 decisions · Page 7 of 21
Contract Extension - Independent Chair of the Lancashire Local Pension Board
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to extend the contract of the current Independent Chair of the Lancashire Local Pension Board, Ms. Fiona Miller, for a further two years, until 31 October 2027.
Recommendations Approved
The Overview and Scrutiny Committees
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to note the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, encompassing the Children, Families and Skills, Community, Cultural and Corporate Services, Environment, Economic Growth and Transport, and Health and Adult Services committees' meetings and their associated recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Wyre Borough: LCC/2025/0010, Land at Hillhouse International Business Park
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to approve the planning application LCC/2025/0010 for a new building, portacabin style office, and boundary fencing for processing waste into solid recovered fuel at Hillhouse International Business Park, subject to the conditions outlined in Appendix A.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the last meeting held on 3 September 2025
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
Recommendations Approved
South Ribble Borough: LCC/2025/0007, Land at Stanifield Lane
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to approve the reserved matters application for the erection of 74 dwellings with associated infrastructure on land at Stanifield Lane, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 105