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Mosque hopes are scuppered
Reporter: Richard Hooton
Date online: 07 January 2010
PLANS to extend a mosque in a terraced house in Shaw have been refused by Oldham Planning Committee.
The Mohammedia Masjid and Islamic Centre in Refuge Street wanted to convert its first floor into a mosque to accommodate more people.
But councillors agreed with an officers’ recommendation that extra visitors would create noise and disturb neighbours.
Two letters of objection had been sent in by residents.
The ground floor of the two-storey, mid-terraced property is currently used as a mosque, with auxiliary facilities on the first floor.
The applicants insisted the additional space was only required for the extra worshippers on a Friday.
Comments
I cannot believe OMBC have seen sense and turned this down! Shaw parish council gave this the go ahead. It is quite obvious to anyone with an ounce of sense that this was unacceptable. No parking, mid terrace and no fire escape.It should not be there in the first place, never mind extending it! Shame on Shaw parish council.
Hoorah for common sense, plenty of other mosques in the Oldham area they could use, and before fightback comes on, how do the Jewish community manage ? they travel to Manchester to their synagogues.
i bet it goes through on appeal lol.
Is it true that if a property is registered as a Mosque that you are exempt from council tax. Is it true that there are over 2,500 mosques in Rochdale does anyone know how many are registetred in OIldham. It can be a back room of a house I believe.
Oldham Owl- I know comprehension is a problem, but if you re-read the article it was not refused because there are "plenty of other mosques in Oldham". It seems the decision was made based on practical reasons. It is up to the person who submitted the plans to prove the decision based on those reasons is wrong. A while ago two houses were refused planning in Saddleworth and then approved on appeal. Thats the way the system works!!!
mow - A residential dwellig cant be used as a mosque at the same time. You really need to stop listening and reading BNP material.
I literally live around the corner from this 'mosque' and I have never seen anybody coming in or out of it or appearing to use it as such.
Fightback, I have full comprehension on why it was refused and was merely pointing to the fact that there are indeed plenty of other mosques in Oldham so why waste time on what seems a silly idea to extend a mid terrace house ?
Its comprehension or ignorance - Friday prayers have to be carried out at a set time on a Friday. People ususally take their lunch hour to perform them. How can people who work be expected to travel into Oldham, perform prayers and get back to Shaw in one hour?
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Common sense from OMBC - perhaps they are beginning to learn at last! Pity Shaw Parish Council was so feeble & blinkered initially.
By Ididsaythat! @ 07/01/2010 13:08:23