Mosque plans put on hold after concerns over parking
PLANS to turn a vehicle repair garage in Sneinton into a community centre and mosque have been put on hold by councillors.
Nottingham City Council's planning committee was expected to make a decision about the Sneinton Dale site at a meeting on Wednesday.
Officers at the council had previously recommended the plans went ahead. However, councillors decided to defer the decision so they could get more information.
Councillor Cat Arnold, member of the planning committee and Basford ward councillor, said: "It was deferred for more background – more feedback was wanted from local people."
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She added that there had been some concerns raised over parking problems the development could cause.
If the plans are given the go ahead, the building would become the new home for a charitable group called Dar-us-Salaam, which is based in a semi-detached converted Victorian house in Sneinton.
The organisation works closely with the Muslim community in the area, but Aurangzeb Khan, who submitted the application, said they also aim to create better links between members of different faiths.
The two-storey building would have three levels with a prayer hall that could hold up to 210 people, a second hall for up to 70 as well as classrooms and an information point.
5 Comments
by sneinton85
Monday, February 18 2013, 9:58PM
“I am a muslim and i think it is ridiculous that there should be another mosque in the area especially when there is already a mosque about to open (old Jester site). With regards to them creating better links with other faiths, maybe they should work on creating better links with people of their own faith. It's no surprise that they have their own mosque 2 mins away from an established mosque, the muslim's of sneinton do not support them or trust them, they are outcasts because of their extremist views and beliefs. For more info http://tinyurl.com/ay6q826 . the muslims of sneinton have rejected their false reasons for wanting a mosque, there is a petition going around that was started by former members of their group”
by Earl_Manvers
Saturday, January 26 2013, 8:59AM
“harrystotle1,
I think it's more pertinent that the Council's officers made such an outrageous claim in their observations about the potential traffic issues.
The officer's report suggested that because the applicant's semi-detached residential property had been operating as a mosque (in itself a "non-conforming use in a residential area") without causing traffic problems, that the proposed development would be equivalent in terms of traffic. How on earth can an official seriously judge the 210 person proposed capacity is similar to that of a three bedroomed semi? It's bizarre.
It's good to see that although the planning officers dismissed the residents' concerns, that they were recognised by the planning committee.”
by scheinwerfer
Friday, January 25 2013, 10:13PM
“They are often just apartments, they register them as mosques to avoid council tax.”
by victormildew5
Friday, January 25 2013, 12:27PM
“how many mosques do they need in sneinton? Its getting silly again”
by harrystotle1
Friday, January 25 2013, 12:01PM
“It's encouraging that councillors on the Development Control Committee are starting to keep a closer watch on the work of planning officers following the expensive disasters of the Trinity Square development and the Dunkirk Fire Station fraudulent misrepresentation.”