A BUSINESSMAN is set to transform a former Conservative Party HQ into an Asian clothing store.
Planning officials from Burnley Council have given the go-ahead for Nazqiat Ali to transform the old St Andrew's Club on Colne Road.
Mr Ali, of Hart Street, Burnley, hopes to attract a number of customers to the grade II listed club, which has been empty for some time.
He told planners: "I have been running a shop for the last six years and I have confidence in running a business on my own."
Mr Ali has sought to allay potential fears about car parking, as his prospective new store is opposite the new Lidl store on Colne Road, with its own car park, and there are a number of bays nearby.
He plans to rip out the old bar area at the club and replace it with a till and counter for cutting fabrics, prior to them being sold.
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