Calls were made today for developers to scale down plans for an imposing mosque in Preston. It has emerged that the Meenawala Charitable Foundation wants planning permission for this domed building on a one-acre site on the corner of Sharoe Green Lane and Kingsfold Avenue in Fulwood, with space for 600 prayer mats.
Towering up to 44 metres high, it would be less than half a mile away from a planned new mosque in Watling Street Road. It would also include a 14-metre high dome over the main prayer hall and a 21-metre high minaret tower.
Coun Bobby Cartwright, who represents the College ward, said people had been “absolutely stunned” by the proposed size of the building, which includes 100 parking spaces. She said: “I think it’s just the sheer size of it. I think if it was scaled down... “The biggest concern for everyone is the traffic. The area can’t sustain another bicycle, let alone hundreds of more cars coming. [LEP] Read more [via National Secular Society ]
