The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee resolved to refuse a request for a site visit on December 12, 2018. The committee also resolved to grant planning permission for extensions and a games area at St Mary's RC Primary School, subject to an amendment to condition 5 regarding opaque glazing. Additionally, the committee resolved to grant planning permission for a change of use of land to educational use at recreational land east of Barton Road, Lancaster, subject to the Secretary of State not calling in the application, and to defer consideration of associated fencing.