Joanne Mansfield
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
20 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am
The Regulatory Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss a range of matters concerning public rights of way and legal guidance. The meeting's agenda included the review of previous minutes, guidance on legal matters, an annual progress report, and several specific investigations into proposed modifications of the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 10.30 am
The Development Control Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, to discuss planning applications and other development control matters. The committee granted planning permission for an outdoor classroom at Woodnook Primary School in Accrington and for significant highway improvements at the Croston Road junction on the A582 near Preston. The committee also noted decisions made by the Director of Environment and Regulatory under the council's scheme of delegation.
Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met on Thursday, December 4, 2025, and refused an application to extend the time limit for restoration works at the Preston New Road Exploration Site, while approving applications for a waste processing facility at Hillhouse International Business Park and a residential development on Stanifield Lane.
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.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including a proposal for sand and gravel extraction in Preesall, a waste processing building in Hillhouse International Business Park, and a residential development in South Ribble. The committee refused the application for sand and gravel extraction, but approved the other two applications, subject to conditions.
Decisions from Meetings
62 decisions · Page 10 of 13
Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 26, 2025
...the committee approved the recommendations to consider and comment upon the progress report regarding definitive map modification orders and public path orders since the previous Regulatory Committee meeting in January.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Whitecroft Barn
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 26, 2025
...to correct the legal record of public footpath FP0325049 at Whitecroft Barn, they approved recommendations to make a Definitive Map Modification Order to modify the Definitive Map and Statement to record the correct line and width of the footpath and to promote the Order to confirmation.
Recommendations Approved
Addition of Footpath from FP1101135, known as Sandy Lane, Accrington to an unnamed track south east of St Annes and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School - Stance on Confirmation of Definitive Map Modification Order
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 26, 2025
... to take a neutral stance when submitting to the Planning Inspectorate the Definitive Map Modification Order for the addition of a footpath from FP1101135, known as Sandy Lane, Accrington, to an unnamed track south east of St Annes and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Modification Order Investigation Bridleway across Hoscar Moss, Lathom
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 10.30 am - January 22, 2025
...to upgrade the recorded footpath to a bridleway across Hoscar Moss from the junction of Bleak Lane and Wood Lane to Meadow Lane, Lathom, as a modification to the Definitive Map and Statement under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Recommendations Approved
Highways Act 1980 - Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Section 53A Diversion of Footpath FP1404038 at Crofters Bank, Loveclough
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 10.30 am - January 22, 2025
...to divert part of Footpath FP1404038 at Crofters Bank, Loveclough, as described in the report, and to amend the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way accordingly.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 20
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 62