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.
12 meetings · Page 1 of 3
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 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.
Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm
The upcoming Full Council meeting is set to address a variety of topics, including community safety, the members' allowance scheme, and the annual review of overview and scrutiny. Councillors will also discuss committee appointments, the Lancashire County Pension Fund, and the council's meeting schedule for 2026/27.
Decisions from Meetings
68 decisions · Page 7 of 14
Local Pensions Partnership Investments Limited - Admission in Principle of New Partner Funds
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to approve in principle the admission of new partner funds into Local Pensions Partnership Investments Limited (LPPI), as recommended by the Pension Fund Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
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
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
Wyre Borough: LCC/2023/0030, Land off Bourbles Lane, Preesall
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for the extraction and processing of sand and gravel on land off Bourbles Lane, Preesall, due to unacceptable impacts on highway safety and unacceptable noise and dust impacts on nearby residential properties.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 12
Average per Month: 1.5
Decisions Recorded: 68