Burnley draws closer to 1300 jobs boost with council’s next Local Plan

Around 1,300 jobs could soon be created at property firm Eshton’s Burnley Bridge Employment Gateway.

Burnley Bridge South, a multi-million pound extension of the scheme, has been allocated as proposed employment land in Burnley Borough Council’s next Local Plan.

The three-phase development has drawn over £50m in investment to Burnley and the surrounding area to date.

Burnley Bridge South will provide a mix of warehousing and industrial accommodation across units totalling 600,000 sq ft.

It will be part of three developments clustered around Junction 9 of the M65 motorway, along with Burnley Bridge and Titanium Park.

Eshton managing director James Chapman said: “Burnley Bridge South forms part of our vision to expand Burnley’s business park presence and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to investing in Burnley.

“Our strategy of continued growth is on track and we’re confident that the next 12 months will bring further significant milestones for the business park and Burnley.’’

Burnley Council Leader, Mark Townsend commented: “We are waiting to hear from the planning inspector on final approvals and we hope to adopt the Local Plan over the summer.

“It is good news for Burnley that Eshton plan to take this site forward.”

He added: “We have confidence in them to deliver a quality development following the success of their previous business park development Burnley Bridge which has created hundreds of new jobs for the town.”