Sam Gorton
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 2 of 4
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.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 10.30 am
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including an anaerobic digester unit, amendments to quarry conditions, and public realm improvements. The committee voted to refuse the anaerobic digester unit, while approving the quarry amendments and public realm improvements. They also approved a change of use for a property to a children's home.
Forest of Bowland National Landscape - Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 2.00 pm
The Forest of Bowland Joint Advisory Committee met to discuss the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Project, the National Landscape Management Plan Review, and the 2024/25 revised estimates and 2025/26 budget. The committee approved the proposed 2025/26 Revenue Budget and appointed members to the FiPL Local Assessment Panel for 2024/25. They also noted the updates on the Lancashire Nature Recovery Strategy and the National Landscape Unit Activity Report.
Decisions from Meetings
43 decisions · Page 1 of 9
Minutes of the last meeting held on 15 October 2025
From: Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am - December 04, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Fylde Borough: LCC/2025/0018, Land at Preston New Road Exploration Site, Off Preston New Road, Little Plumpton
From: Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am - December 04, 2025
...to extend the time limit for completion of restoration works at the Preston New Road Exploration Site until 30th June 2027 was refused.
Recommendations Approved
PayPoint Update
From: Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Peer Review
From: Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Participation Team Update
From: Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 43