Councillor County Simon Gummer
Email: simon.gummer@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 10.30 am
The Development Control Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, to discuss planning applications and other development control matters. The committee granted planning permission for an outdoor classroom at Woodnook Primary School in Accrington and for significant highway improvements at the Croston Road junction on the A582 near Preston. The committee also noted decisions made by the Director of Environment and Regulatory under the council's scheme of delegation.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.30 am
Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met on Thursday, December 4, 2025, and refused an application to extend the time limit for restoration works at the Preston New Road Exploration Site, while approving applications for a waste processing facility at Hillhouse International Business Park and a residential development on Stanifield Lane.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
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Fylde Borough: LCC/2025/0013 Land at Elswick Generation Station
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 16, 2025
...to approve planning application LCC/2025/0013, allowing the retention and continuation of use of Elswick Generation Station for natural gas extraction and electricity generation until 15th July 2030, including the installation of a new generation unit, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Decisions taken on development control matters by the Director of Environment and Planning in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 16, 2025
...to note the report detailing decisions already made by the Director of Environment and Planning, under delegated powers, regarding various development control matters across Lancashire.
Recommendations Approved
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2022/0014 Land at Round O Quarry
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 16, 2025
...to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, for application LCC/2022/0014 regarding the 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 of planning permission 8/10/0241, for land at Round O Quarry in West Lancashire.
Recommendations Approved
The Urgency Committee
From: Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 1.00 pm - May 22, 2025
...the recommendations to note the report of the Urgency Committee, which detailed urgent decisions regarding substitute members for the Lancashire Combined County Authority, committee and outside body appointments, and the appointment of an Interim Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer, were approved.
Recommendations Approved
Election of Leader of the County Council
From: Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 1.00 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 80