Sam Gorton
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
17 meetings · Page 2 of 4
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 10.30 am
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including an anaerobic digester unit, amendments to quarry conditions, and public realm improvements. The committee voted to refuse the anaerobic digester unit, while approving the quarry amendments and public realm improvements. They also approved a change of use for a property to a children's home.
Forest of Bowland National Landscape - Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 2.00 pm
The Forest of Bowland Joint Advisory Committee met to discuss the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Project, the National Landscape Management Plan Review, and the 2024/25 revised estimates and 2025/26 budget. The committee approved the proposed 2025/26 Revenue Budget and appointed members to the FiPL Local Assessment Panel for 2024/25. They also noted the updates on the Lancashire Nature Recovery Strategy and the National Landscape Unit Activity Report.
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 10.30 am
Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 10.30 am
This meeting has been cancelled.
Decisions from Meetings
24 decisions · Page 1 of 5
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
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
South Ribble Borough: LCC/2025/0007, Land at Stanifield Lane
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 9.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to approve the reserved matters application for the erection of 74 dwellings with associated infrastructure on land at Stanifield Lane, subject to conditions.
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
Rossendale Borough: LCC/2024/0040 Formation of green space including landscaping, footpath, play equipment, street furniture and lighting, Land between Fallbarn Crescent and Hardman Avenue, Rawtenstall
From: Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 10.30 am - April 16, 2025
...to approve the recommendations for planning application LCC/2024/0040, allowing the formation of a green space with landscaping, a footpath, play equipment, street furniture, and lighting on land between Fallbarn Crescent and Hardman Avenue in Rawtenstall, subject to conditions regarding working hours, biodiversity net gain, landscape works, and lighting.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 24