SCANDINAVIAN food giant Netto's plans to open a discount supermarket in Burnley will be discussed by councillors later this month.

The scheme would create up to 25 local jobs as well as boosting the local economy, according to the project managers.

It would be the latest in a line of discount chains in the town, which already include KwikSave, Farmfoods and Aldi.

The firm plans to move onto an empty one acre site on Queen's Lancashire Way, near the junction with Westgate.

The plans were due to go before Burnley Borough Council's planning committee in May but were put back to allow more time for consultation.

Netto already has stores in both Blackburn and Accrington, which was destroyed in an arson attack last year, but has since re-opened.

The planned development, which would also include car parking for up to 60 vehicles, has won the approval of Burnley and District Chamber of Trade, who said it should help bring money to the area.

Chairman Rita Walsh said she was surprised another discount store wanted to move to the town but that anything which boosted the local economy would be welcome.

Giles Berry, a director of Bolton-based Citypark Projects, who are in charge of the plans on behalf of Netto, said: "The development will be a small local discount supermarket which will stock well known brands at low prices. It should go down really well in the area."

Tesco's have announced their new Burnley superstore should be open by the autumn.