The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee approved recommendations on 1 March 2023. The committee granted planning permission for a revised quarry restoration scheme at Waddington Fell Quarry, incorporating tunnel arisings from the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme. They also granted planning permission for the excavation of a lake and change of use to a commercial fishing lake at Crane Hall Barn Estate and for the erection of a two-storey teaching block at Colne Primet Academy. Orders were made to divert public rights of way at two locations in South Ribble Borough to allow for development. The committee also noted a report on planning decisions taken by the Head of Planning and Environment.