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 5 of 5
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2023/0043 Continuation of mineral extraction and restoration of Ravenhead Quarry through the infilling with imported of non-hazardous material. Ravenhead Quarry, Chequer Lane, Up Holland
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 10.30 am - September 04, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the last meeting held on 17 July 2024
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 10.30 am - September 04, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Lancaster City: LCC/2024/0012 and LCC/2024/0013 LCC/2024/0012 Amendment to conditions 1, 2, 4, 6, 41 and 43 of permission ref 1/09/360 to permit the deepening of the quarry to -37m Above Ordnance Datum (AOD), continued working of the quarry until 31/
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 10.30 am - September 04, 2024
...to approve the deepening of Back Lane and Leapers Wood Quarries in Carnforth to -37m AOD and extend the extraction timescale, subject to amendments to conditions 1, 2, 4, 6, 41, and 43 of permission ref 1/09/360.
Recommendations Approved
Burnley Borough: LCC/2023/0037 Construction of a 3m high wooden acoustic fence along the eastern side of the access road at Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Hapton Valley Estate, Accrington Road, Burnley
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 10.30 am - September 04, 2024
...to approve the construction of a 3m high wooden acoustic fence along the eastern side of the access road at Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Hapton Valley Estate, Accrington Road, Burnley.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 24