The property arm of the Issa brothers' business empire vows is bidding to overturn a planning refusal
Upmarket clothing and food chain Marks & Spencers said it will 'most likely leave Blackburn ' if plans for a new store and food hall at the Frontier Park retail hub are refused.
The application by the Issa brothers property arm Monte Blackburn Ltd,which owns the out of town retail estate, to build the store is due to be debated by councillors on Hyndburn Council’s planning committee on Wednesday. "We believe this development will have a positive impact on the local economy, boosting the local supply chain and fostering entrepreneurship, whilst also providing additional business rates to the borough. Our application demonstrates that there will be limited impact on neighbouring centres and the other sites suggested as being more suited, have all been considered and rejected as being unsuitable for a number of reasons, not least that M&S has considered but rejected them all.
“The new fresh market food hall – double the size of the existing food hall in Blackburn – would offer customers a much wider range of delicious, great quality M&S Food at trusted value. Along with our partners at Monte Blackburn, we don’t think the benefits of the scheme have been adequately addressed in the planning review and there is still a great opportunity to secure the fantastic economic and social benefits of the £10.1m scheme.
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