Sam Gorton

Council: Lancashire

Committees: Development Control Committee (Officer) Corporate Parenting Board (Clerk)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

19 meetings · Page 2 of 4

Development Control Committee Officer

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.30 am

The Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee met to discuss planning applications, ultimately deferring a decision on a new primary school in Preston and approving conditions for another. The committee also noted the withdrawal of an application concerning land at Round O Quarry in West Lancashire.

September 03, 2025
Development Control Committee Officer

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am

The Development Control Committee met to discuss planning applications for an energy recovery centre, a quarry, and a generation station. The committee approved the energy recovery centre, but deferred a decision on the quarry to allow for a review of drainage. They approved the continued use of the generation station.

July 16, 2025
Development Control Committee CANCELLED

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 10.30 am

June 11, 2025
Development Control Committee

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.

April 16, 2025
Committee

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.

April 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

43 decisions · Page 1 of 9

Fylde Borough: LCC/2025/0018, Land at Preston New Road Exploration Site, Off Preston New Road, Little Plumpton

From: Development Control Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.30 am - December 04, 2025

...to extend the time limit for completion of restoration works at the Preston New Road Exploration Site until 30th June 2027 was refused.

Recommendations Approved

PayPoint Update

From: Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Peer Review

From: Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 19

Average per Month: 0.8

Decisions Recorded: 43