Rob Hope

Council: Lancashire

Committees: Development Control Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

3 meetings

Development Control Committee Officer

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am

The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including a proposal for sand and gravel extraction in Preesall, a waste processing building in Hillhouse International Business Park, and a residential development in South Ribble. The committee refused the application for sand and gravel extraction, but approved the other two applications, subject to conditions.

October 15, 2025
Development Control Committee

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am

The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including an anaerobic digester unit, amendments to quarry conditions, and public realm improvements. The committee voted to refuse the anaerobic digester unit, while approving the quarry amendments and public realm improvements. They also approved a change of use for a property to a children's home.

April 16, 2025
Development Control Committee

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am

January 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Burnley Borough: LCC/2025/0005 A change of use from Class C3 (a) (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (residential institutions) to enable the property to be used as a home for up to two young persons between the ages of 11 and 17 years with no more than two

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025

...to approve planning application LCC/2025/0005 for a change of use from a dwellinghouse to a residential institution, allowing the property on Maybury Avenue in Burnley to be used as a home for up to two young persons between 11 and 17 years old with a maximum of two overnight carers, subject to conditions regarding time limits, adherence to approved plans, restriction to the specified use class, and installation of an electric vehicle charging point.

Recommendations Approved

Rossendale Borough: LCC/2024/0040 Formation of green space including landscaping, footpath, play equipment, street furniture and lighting, Land between Fallbarn Crescent and Hardman Avenue, Rawtenstall

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025

...to approve the recommendations for planning application LCC/2024/0040, allowing the formation of a green space with landscaping, a footpath, play equipment, street furniture, and lighting on land between Fallbarn Crescent and Hardman Avenue in Rawtenstall, subject to conditions regarding working hours, biodiversity net gain, landscape works, and lighting.

Recommendations Approved

Wyre Borough: LCC/2024/0031 Erection of pressure relief column, control kiosk, raised access platform, formation of temporary and permanent site access in association with installation of detention tank. Land adjacent to St Michael's on Wyre Pumping

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025

...to grant planning permission for the erection of a pressure relief column, control kiosk, raised access platform, and the formation of temporary and permanent site access in association with the installation of a detention tank on land adjacent to St Michael's on Wyre Pumping Station, subject to conditions relating to highway impact during construction, flood risk mitigation, an archaeological watching brief, and biodiversity net gain.

Recommendations Approved

Hyndburn Borough: LCC/2024/0039 Public realm improvements including soft landscaping, resurfacing, street furniture and cycle stands, wayfinding signage, lighting, drainage swale and public artwork. Nuttall Street Civic Space, Land at junction of Nut

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025

...to approve recommendations for planning application LCC/2024/0039, which involves public realm improvements including soft landscaping, resurfacing, street furniture and cycle stands, wayfinding signage, lighting, a drainage swale, and public artwork at Nuttall Street Civic Space in Accrington, subject to conditions regarding time limits and construction working hours.

Recommendations Approved

West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2022/0014 Amendment of Condition 6 of planning permission 8/10/0241 to allow approval of amended restoration contours together with the submission of a restoration and aftercare scheme to comply with Conditions 29 and 31

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025

...they approved recommendations to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, for the amendment of Condition 6 of planning permission 8/10/0241, allowing approval of amended restoration contours and the submission of a restoration and aftercare scheme to comply with Conditions 29 and 31 for Round O Quarry.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 3

Average per Month: 0.3

Decisions Recorded: 20