The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee approved planning permission for a Hydrobrake chamber, return manhole, and pressure relief column at Yew Tree Farm, Higgins Lane, Burscough on 26 April 2023. The committee also approved an amendment to approved plans for screen mounding and landscaping alongside the Preston Western Distributor Road. Planning permission was granted for the infilling of a lake and the siting of 28 static holiday caravan pitches at Highfield Fishery, Hambleton. A Multi-Use Games Area facility at Balladen Primary School was granted planning permission, subject to the Secretary of State's confirmation. Finally, the permanent retention of the Salt Ayre Materials Recycling and Transfer Facility in Lancaster was approved.