Green light to bring petrol station and restaurant to old Burnley pub and church site

Plans to turn an old pub and church into a petrol station, shop and drive-through restaurant have been given the go ahead.
In February, Blackburn-based Euro Garages applied for permission from Burnley Council to develop the site of the former St Teresa’s RC Church and the General Havelock Inn on Barracks Road, Burnley.
Both have been closed down and unoccupied for several years.
The planning application was approved by Burnley Council’s development control committee.
Euro Garages bosses say the development will bring up to 35 new jobs to the area.
The company purchased the public house... read more