Sam Gorton
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
17 meetings · Page 1 of 4
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.
Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm
The Corporate Parenting Board of Lancashire Council met on Wednesday 19 November 2025. According to the agenda, the board was scheduled to discuss updates from the Participation Team, PayPoint, and the District Team, as well as the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2026-2030 and the Peer Review of Leaving Care. The meeting was also scheduled to include a review of the calendar of meetings for 2026/27.
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.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee met to discuss planning applications, ultimately deferring a decision on a new primary school in Preston and approving conditions for another. The committee also noted the withdrawal of an application concerning land at Round O Quarry in West Lancashire.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am
The Development Control Committee met to discuss planning applications for an energy recovery centre, a quarry, and a generation station. The committee approved the energy recovery centre, but deferred a decision on the quarry to allow for a review of drainage. They approved the continued use of the generation station.
Decisions from Meetings
24 decisions · Page 1 of 5
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
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
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
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 24