Whitebirk owners seek Supreme Court ruling

The Peel Group, the owners of Whitebirk Retail Park in between Blackburn and Accrington, has lodged an application with the Supreme Court to overturn a decision about the site's use.

Peel will now go to the UK's final court of appeal for civil cases in another attempt to remove the rules.

"While the decision of the Court of Appeal was disappointing, Peel is encouraged by the majority of public comments in response to local press coverage of the decision, which indicate continuing local support for our ideas.