Councillor County Simon Gummer
Email: simon.gummer@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
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am
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
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Wyre Borough: LCC/2023/0030, Land off Bourbles Lane, Preesall
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for the extraction and processing of sand and gravel on land off Bourbles Lane, Preesall, due to unacceptable impacts on highway safety and unacceptable noise and dust impacts on nearby residential properties.
Recommendations Approved
Decisions taken on development control matters by the Director of Environment and Planning in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to note the report detailing development control decisions made by the Director of Environment and Planning under the County Council's Scheme of Delegation, including specific applications in Fylde, Preston, and West Lancashire.
Recommendations Approved
Wyre Borough: LCC/2025/0010, Land at Hillhouse International Business Park
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to approve the planning application LCC/2025/0010 for a new building, portacabin style office, and boundary fencing for processing waste into solid recovered fuel at Hillhouse International Business Park, subject to the conditions outlined in Appendix A.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the last meeting held on 3 September 2025
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Constitution, Membership and Terms of Reference
From: Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 25, 2025
...the committee approved the recommendations to note the Constitution, Membership, and Terms of Reference for the Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee for the 2025-26 municipal year, including the appointment of the Chair and Deputy Chair, the committee membership, the terms of reference, and the Cabinet Scrutiny Protocol.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 80