A TARPAULIN company which neighbours claim causes a long-standing nuisance is likely to continue in business.

Green's Tarpaulins, of Lark Hill depot, St James Row, Rawtenstall, has passed to a younger generation of the same family which is in breach of its current planning permission.

The new operators have submitted an application to alter permission to allow the company to continue, but it has prompted a letter and a 38-signature petition from residents living in the immediate vicinity.

They claim the traffic to the company poses a threat to safety and the operation causes a nuisance and submitted photographs and video evidence which appears to show the business has been working outside its permitted hours.

Councillors at the engineering and planning sub-committee meeting on Tuesday are recommended to approve the change of conditions.

Officers are saying enforcement action should be taken if the business is working different hours to those agreed which are 7am to 7pm weekdays.

Conditions are also proposed including the premises be solely used for the sewing, making up and repairing of tarpaulins, provision for loading and unloading be made within the building so as not to cause an obstruction on St James Row.