Former Burnley ambulance station in line to become railway station car park

Lancashire County Council has submitted the application to Burnley Borough Council for the pay and display car park which would create 69 parking spaces in Dent Row.

There are currently 24 spaces at the site so the new car park would represent an increase of 45 new spaces.

A new ambulance station was officially opened at Burnley General Teaching Hospital last March which replaced the one in Dent Row.

Lancashire County Council principal architect Nicholas Dale said: "The proposed Phase 2 car park is funded by the 'Burnley Pendle Growth Corridor' initiative to improve the local railway station's infrastructure and is a key part of the Burnley Manchester Road Station masterplan providing a designated over flow car parking facility.

"Full planning permission is sought for the conversion of the site into a commuter car park for the railway station together with associated hard and limited soft landscaping.

"The proposed scheme would see the existing pedestrian and vehicle access arrangement retained and a car park constructed on the footprint of the former building and its forecourt. The car park would cover an area of 2984sqm.

"The required number of mobility standard parking bays will be created within the existing station car because the Dent Row site is at a lower level. Additional covered cycle parking stands will be provided within the existing rail station car park."