PROPOSALS for a set of three job-creating workshops in Blackburn have been revealed.

A planning application for a terrace of three mixed use workshop/storage units on vacant land in Percliffe Way has been submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council by B. Ingleby and M. Holden.

A design and access statement submitted with it says: “The proposed development site is located within an existing and well-established industrial area, sited on the outskirts of Blackburn.

“The proposal is to provide a single detached building comprising of three self-contained workshop/storage units.

"The proposed building is a standalone facility, but will draw from the materials used on the existing industrial buildings within the site, to match the appearance of those for consistency.

“The new development utilises undeveloped space to the land off Percliffe Way, Blackburn.

“The proposal is for one new detached building which will comprise of three new workshop/storage units, with the central unit provisionally planned to offer larger accommodation than the two to either side.

“The proposed building will be formed from a steel portal frame, enclosed with profiled steel sheet cladding.

“The proposed building has been designed and is to be constructed in materials to be sympathetic to those of the surrounding area and has been positioned appropriately to make best sensible use of the site.

“The development would sustain a number of jobs through the construction phase, followed by employment opportunities when the units are completed.”