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 3 of 5
Chorley Borough: LCC/2024/0023 The erection of an Anaerobic Digester Unit with associated infrastructure on land adjacent to Wigan Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for the erection of an Anaerobic Digester Unit with associated infrastructure on land adjacent to Wigan Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley, due to its inappropriate development in the Green Belt and unacceptable impact on the landscape character and visual appearance of the local area.
Recommendations Approved
Planning decisions taken by the Director of Environment and Planning in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Fylde Borough: LCC/2021/0061 Report on Appeal Decision made by the Planning Inspectorate following a hearing in connection with the refusal to grant planning permission to raise levels of field, Ream Hills Farm, Mythop Road, Weeton with Preese
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
...the committee approved recommendations related to an appeal decision by the Planning Inspectorate, which granted planning permission for raising field levels at Ream Hills Farm after the Council's initial refusal.
Recommendations Approved
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
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2024/0024, Quarry restoration by infilling with inert waste at Dingle Quarry, Long Heys Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RF
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for quarry restoration by infilling with inert waste at Dingle Quarry due to unacceptable adverse impacts on amenity, ecology, and highway safety.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 24