Sam Gorton
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 1 of 4
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.
Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.00 pm
The Corporate Parenting Board of Lancashire Council was scheduled to discuss the proposed Corporate Parenting Strategy for 2026-2030, receive updates on district-level activities for care-experienced young people, and review educational attainments. The meeting was also set to include an update from the Participation Team and a health update.
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.
Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm
The Corporate Parenting Board of Lancashire Council met on Wednesday 19 November 2025. According to the agenda, the board was scheduled to discuss updates from the Participation Team, PayPoint, and the District Team, as well as the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2026-2030 and the Peer Review of Leaving Care. The meeting was also scheduled to include a review of the calendar of meetings for 2026/27.
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
43 decisions · Page 7 of 9
Lancaster City: LCC/2024/0012 Amendment to Conditions 1, 2, 4, 6, 41 and 43 of planning permission ref 01/09/360 to permit an extension of the depth of the quarry to -37 metres Above Ordnance Datum (AOD), continued working of the quarry until 31 Dece
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
...to deepen Back Lane Quarry to -37 metres AOD and extend its working life to 31 December 2077, with restoration by 31 December 2078, was approved, subject to a Section 106 agreement regarding heavy goods vehicle routing and highway maintenance, and various conditions relating to time limits, drawings, working programs, noise, dust, blasting, highways, ecology, landscaping, restoration, and aftercare.
Recommendations Approved
Chorley Borough: LCC/2024/0023 The erection of an Anaerobic Digester Unit with associated infrastructure on land adjacent to Wigan Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for the erection of an Anaerobic Digester Unit with associated infrastructure on land adjacent to Wigan Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley, due to its inappropriate development in the Green Belt and unacceptable impact on the landscape character and visual appearance of the local area.
Recommendations Approved
Planning decisions taken by the Director of Environment and Planning in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2022/0014 Amendment of Condition 6 of planning permission 8/10/0241 to allow approval of amended restoration contours together with the submission of a restoration and aftercare scheme to comply with Conditions 29 and 31
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...they approved recommendations to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, for the amendment of Condition 6 of planning permission 8/10/0241, allowing approval of amended restoration contours and the submission of a restoration and aftercare scheme to comply with Conditions 29 and 31 for Round O Quarry.
Recommendations Approved
South Ribble Borough Council: LCC/2023/0027/3 Compliance with Condition 35 of planning permission LCC/2023/0027 (revised landscaping scheme). Land at Woodcock Estate, Stanifield Lane, Farington
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...the revised landscaping scheme submitted to comply with Condition 35 of planning permission LCC/2023/0027 for the new cricket facility at Woodcock Estate, Farington, was approved.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 43