COUNCILLORS have approved the construction of a new car showroom for a Blackburn luxury car specialist a key town centre gateway despite a last minute objection.
Autolab UK Ltd, which provides customised specialist vehicles for A-list clients including Premier League footballers, can now go head with its £4million development in Carl Fogarty Way close to the M65 junction 6.
The firm was granted permission for the scheme by Blackburn with Darwen planning committee on Thursday night despite a Burnley Road residents telling councillors: "The valet bay is placed too closely to the back gardens of the houses 139-151 Burnley Road as well as being adjacent to 137 Burnley Road.
In a letter to the committee the resident said: "The sound of valeting to include washing of cars and hoovering is likely to have an impact on quiet enjoyment of the lands. It is recommended that the valeting bays should be located on the far side front of the property, away from residential premises."
Bur principal planning officer Martin Kenny told the committee: "In response to those comments, Public Protection have reviewed amenity impacts regarding the valeting garage and no objections have been raised. Condition 7 has been recommended to limit operation of the valeting garage to 8:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday.
"Such measures would be sufficient to ensure that aspect of the proposals is not harmful to the amenities of the immediate neighbours.
"The agent has also clarified that the valeting garage would only be used for the detailing of high specification vehicles and it would not function as a conventional valeting garage."
Committee chairman Cllr Dave Smith said: "It is good to see the plans for Carl Fogarty Way are coming to fruition and jobs are being created."
Ewood ward's Cllr Jim Casey said: "It is good to see on a key gateway into the town."
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