A REVISED planning application has now been lodged for Euro Garages intended new headquarters in Blackburn.

Construction has already begun on the landmark complex, overlooking Fishmoor Reservoir, off Haslingden Road, Guide.

And it soon became apparent that the building was being erected with four floors, rather than the three which had originally been given planning permission by Blackburn with Darwen Council last summer.

Agents acting on behalf of the firm, which is currently based just a stone's throw away, say their new intepretation will not be materially different to the scheme previously given consent.

A spokesman for the Campbell Driver Partnership, their consultants, told planners: "To attain the level accommodation required on site, the preferred parking levels and the proposal for a four-storey building is considered a necessity.

"With this in mind the impact of its presence next to the reservoir and neighbouring properties were then considered. The finished floor level allows progression of required floor-to-floor heights which culminates in a roof, height that relates to that of the existing DW Sports building. This is somewhat aided by the change in level between sites."

Once completed, the new HQ would house 250 full-time and 40 part-time staff.