Specialist waste management company plans Blackburn expansion
Cleansing Service Group Limited has proposed to add 12 water treatment tanks to its site in Stanley Street.
A specialist waste management company is planning to expand its Blackburn operation.
Cleansing Service Group Limited has proposed to add 12 water treatment tanks to its site in Stanley Street.
The firm has been granted planning permission for the extension by Blackburn with Darwen Council with four conditions.
A planning officer’s report says: “The application site forms part of a large commercial complex that is located within the Greenbank Primary Employment Area.
“The wider site is used for the processing of various wastes.
“Commercial land uses surround to all four sides with uses including a large carwash, forklift truck compound and concrete batching plant.
“Vehicular access is gained via a gated access point off Gorse Street.
“This application involves the installation of 12 water cleansing treatment tanks, which would be arranged in two rows of six.
“The proposed tanks would be 11.6 metres high with each providing a 100 cubic metre capacity.
“They would be finished in a green powder coated paint.
“A louvered screen of the same height would be installed to the south of the proposed tanks, which would be constructed from grey timber/composite panels.
“The proposed tanks would feature access staircases to the east and west of the tank array together with an elevated maintenance ramp.
“The entire treatment facility would have sealed drainage, with all drainage being passed through the treatment plant (vessels), prior to discharging into the sewer.
“The proposals relate to an existing waste management site, and they would ensure any employment use is maintained at the site.
“For those reasons, the proposed development is thus acceptable in principle.
“Owing to the height of the proposed tanks and screen, the installations would form noticeable features within their immediate setting.
“However, given the nature of the wider site and locality more generally, the proposed works would not cause any adverse visual amenity complications.
“Industrial tanks/hoppers of a similar height are already in place at the adjacent concrete batching plant.
“The applicant has advised that the proposed tanks would be green in colour and the proposed screen would be constructed from grey materials.
“Those colours/finishes are acceptable for this development and site.
“It is likely that the proposals would lead to additional vehicle visits to the site.
“However, such additional activity would not lead to any adverse safety or capacity issues for the local highways network when the nature of the surrounding uses are taken into account.
“The site has sufficient turning space for articulated HGVs.”