A boost for Blackburn has been unveiled in the form of plans for a 32-bed hotel near Whitebirk roundabout.

The hotel would be built near the M65 slip road, close to McDonald's, on the site of a former scrap yard which has now been dismantled and cleared.

Preston-based Valley House holdings is the company behind the project.

Blackburn with Darwen Council's planning committee will consider the project at a future meeting.

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