Councillor County Liam Thomson
Email: liam.thomson@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
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 - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.30 am
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
85 decisions · Page 3 of 17
Committee Appointment
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to replace County Councillor Ella Worthington, they approved the appointment of County Councillor Alice Jones as the new Deputy Chair of the Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Investigation into the particulars of the public footpath at Stoneleigh, Dalton
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025
...to approve the recommendations resulting from the investigation into the particulars of the public footpath at Stoneleigh, Dalton, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Recommendations Approved
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Investigation: Upgrading of Footpath to Bridleway on Green Lane, Morecambe
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025
...to approve the recommendations resulting from the investigation into upgrading the public status of Green Lane, a footpath between two points on Oxcliffe Road in Heaton-with-Oxcliffe and Morecambe & Heysham, to a bridleway under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Recommendations Approved
Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the progress report on definitive map modification orders and public path orders.
Recommendations Approved
Highways Act 1980 - Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Section 53A Diversion of Footpath at Bowker's Green, Aughton
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025
...to approve the application for the diversion of part of Footpath FP0804018 at Bowker's Green, Aughton, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 119 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Section 53A.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 85