The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee approved planning permission for construction of four kiosks and widening of an access road at Wilpshire Waste Water Treatment Works on 21 April 2021. The committee also granted planning permission for a care home facility and extra care facility at Bowgreave Rise on 21 April 2021. Additionally, planning permission and listed building consent were granted for flood defences along the River Ribble on 21 April 2021.