County Simon Gummer - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Simon Gummer

 Reform UK

Email: simon.gummer@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Development Control Committee (Chair) Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee (Deputy Chair) Full Council (Committee Member)

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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 Deputy Chair

Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am

February 12, 2026, 10:30 am
Development Control Committee Chair

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.

January 21, 2026, 10:30 am
Development Control Committee CANCELLED Chair

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.30 am

December 17, 2025
Development Control Committee Chair

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.

December 04, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

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.

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

80 decisions · Page 9 of 16

Community, Cultural and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2025/26

From: Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 25, 2025

...to approve the recommendations to review and confirm the Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee's work programme for the 2025/26 municipal year and to consider the key lines of enquiry for the next meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Transformation Portfolio

From: Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 25, 2025

...the committee approved the recommendations to consider the report's contents regarding the Transformation Portfolio and discuss areas of benefit, risk, and complexity, as well as to consider the forward plan of scrutiny and potential elements of the portfolio for further detailed consideration.

Recommendations Approved

Preston City: LCC/2025/0003, Land at Cottam Primary School

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.30 am - September 03, 2025

...to approve the planning application LCC/2025/0003 for extensions and alterations to Cottam Primary School, including new access, parking, a multi-use games area, a single-story extension with classrooms and other facilities, and a fence.

Recommendations Approved

Preston City: LCC/2025/0019, Land situated off Henry Littler Way/Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh

From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.30 am - September 03, 2025

...to approve the planning application (ref LCC/2025/0019) for the development of a new primary school and special educational needs unit with associated facilities on land off Henry Littler Way/Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 14

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 80