Business hub to create 45 jobs as plans approved for lorry park

A business hub at the lorry park of a Darwen factory has secured planning permission, with developers promising to boost local employment. The proposed employment building at Sough Works in Sough Road will replace a previous approval for 10 starter units on the 1.4-acre site and is expected to create 30 full-time and 15 part-time jobs.

Blackburn with Darwen Council has given the green light to the development of the 24/7 business hub by Gnosall Estates Limited of Prestwich, imposing 19 conditions on the project. Planning officer Tom Wiggans noted in his report: "The present use of the site is employment land used for storage, but planning permission has previously been secured, in 2022, for 10 industrial starter units."

He further described the immediate area as having a commercial/industrial character and said the wider area is mixed-use, with other commercial activities and residential properties within walking distance, reports Next Page

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