Councillor County Fred Cottam
Email: fred.cottam@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
11 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 10.00 am
Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.00 am
Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Regulatory Committee met on Wednesday 12 November 2025 to discuss several matters relating to public rights of way. These included the review of the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way[^1], and a number of investigations into upgrading, extinguishment, creation and diversion of footpaths.
Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 10.00 am
The Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP), and to consider the committee's work programme for 2025-26. The committee agreed to investigate options for developer contributions to highways improvements, and decided to defer decisions on several in-year requests for the work programme, pending further information.
Decisions from Meetings
72 decisions · Page 10 of 15
Report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025
...to note the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority meeting held on 23 June 2025, which included the appointment of the Chair and Vice-Chair, the composition of the Authority, the Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report, Member Champion Activity Report, operational incidents of interest, and a presentation on the Tensar Manufacturing fire.
For Determination
Report of the Political Governance Working Group
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025
...to amend the council's Constitution by disestablishing the Scrutiny Management Board and establishing a new Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee, appointing its chair and deputy chair, authorizing the Director of Law and Governance to finalize its terms of reference, and modifying sections related to matters reserved to Full Council, the Scheme of Delegation to Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny, the Code of Member Conduct, and Full Council and Overview and Scrutiny Procedural Standing Orders.
For Determination
Confirmation of the Minutes from the Meeting held on 22 May 2025
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Addition of Bridleway along Sandyhall Lane, Barrowford
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 10.30 am - June 18, 2025
... to approve recommendations to accept the application, make a Definitive Map Modification Order under S53(2)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to record a public bridleway along the full length of Sandyhall Lane, Barrowford, and promote the order to confirmation.
Recommendations Approved
Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 10.30 am - June 18, 2025
...to note the progress report on definitive map modification orders and public path orders since the previous committee meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 11
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 72