AN EXTRA £200,000 is to be set aside for further work this year on the ambitious Burnley Knowledge Park.

Plans for the education and enterprise zone behind the Burnley College and UCLan campus, on Princess Way, were revealed by the council last year.

Jon Sharples, regeneration officer at Burnley Council, said: “Project activity this financial year will concentrate on securing a private sector development partner, dealing with issues that may arise with the outline planning application, site preparations and marketing the Knowledge Park to potential business purchasers and tenants.”