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 8 of 9
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2024/0035 Retrospective Application for the change of use of land to site for processing of inert waste to produce recycled aggregates. Former Haulage Yard, Simonswood Industrial Park, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood Planning
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...to grant planning permission, subject to conditions, for the retrospective application for the change of use of land to a site for processing of inert waste to produce recycled aggregates at the Former Haulage Yard, Simonswood Industrial Park, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood.
Recommendations Approved
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2024/0036, Erection of a portal framed soil storage building, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...to approve the recommendations for planning application LCC/2024/0036, allowing the erection of a portal framed soil storage building at Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, subject to conditions controlling time limits, working programme, building materials, and hours of construction.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the last meeting held on 4 September 2024
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
Recommendations Approved
West Lancashire Borough: LCC/2024/0024, Quarry restoration by infilling with inert waste at Dingle Quarry, Long Heys Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RF
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 15, 2025
...to refuse planning permission for quarry restoration by infilling with inert waste at Dingle Quarry due to unacceptable adverse impacts on amenity, ecology, and highway safety.
Recommendations Approved
Burnley Borough: LCC/2023/0037 Construction of a 3m high wooden acoustic fence along the eastern side of the access road at Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Hapton Valley Estate, Accrington Road, Burnley
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 10.30 am - September 04, 2024
...to approve the construction of a 3m high wooden acoustic fence along the eastern side of the access road at Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Hapton Valley Estate, Accrington Road, Burnley.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 43