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| Britain |
| Plans for immense east London mosque rejected |
| 2015-11-01 |
| [IsraelTimes] 18-year application by Muslim group ends with local government decision to build 1,100 homes, retail and office space at site British authorities have rejected a nearly two-decade application and appeal process for the construction of a massive new mosque in east London. The proposed 9,000-capacity Riverine Centre mosque, planned by the Muslim missionary group Tablighi Jamaat A group of itinerant Deobandi preachers who form one of al-Qaeda's recruiting arms... , would have been built on a 17-acre site near the Olympic Park in Stratford, and would have included a massive dining hall and library, The Guardian reports. The Muslim group's final appeal against the local Newham council's refusal to grant it planning permission was rejected last week by the Department for Communities and Local Government. "The decision was based on concerns that include local housing provision and conflict with the council's local plan for the borough," the department said. The mosque's construction clashed with local government plans to develop over 1,100 homes and 15,000 square meters (161,000 square feet) of retail, office and community space, according to the Guardian. "The [Muslim] trust now has three months to cease the use of the site as a place of worship and clear the site they have been unlawfully using for two decades," a statement from the Newham council said in response to the decision. Authorities said the mosque's planners could not justify the scale of the complex based on local need or attendance figures. But the mosque's construction also attracted resistance from many locals concerned about a growing Muslim population in the area. A 2007 petition against the mosque that said it represented "the Christian population of this great country England" drew 250,000 signatures. Tablighi Jamaat has used temporary buildings at the site for prayers while it sought permission over the past 18 years to build the permanent building. That use of the site, which the Newham council deemed "unlawful," must end within three months, the department decision said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Great Britain finally getting tired of this zhit huh. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-11-01 19:51 |
| #5 any churches in the gulf? Honest question, or the usual rhetorical? There are three that I know of, plus at least two unofficial ones. One is officially recognized by its host nation. All are low-key. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-01 17:10 |
| #4 replace "giant mosque" with "rent a machine gun by the hour" Why not both? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-11-01 14:14 |
| #3 any churches in the gulf? |
| Posted by: paul 2015-11-01 13:54 |
| #2 "The armory would've been spectacular!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-01 13:08 |
| #1 The usual suspects get their panties in a huge twist over a story like this, but I would ask them: replace "giant mosque" with "rent a machine gun by the hour" shooting range. How would they feel then? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-11-01 12:23 |