Mill flats plan rejected over noise fears

AA Property had asked for prior approval for the scheme in Perseverance Mill, Olive Lane.

But a report by senior planner Christian Barton recommended Blackburn with Darwen Council refused the request.

It said: “A warehouse/industrial use is currently in operation from part of the ground floor together with office space. Offices are also in operation from the first floor,

“The site has a logistics yard to the rear, which is…