05 April 2011

Security objection to mosque near Sandhurst is 'scaremongering'

.... The Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey Bengali Welfare Association is seeking to overturn a decision refusing planning permission for the demolition of a locally listed former primary school in Camberley and the erection of a £3m mosque complete with a domed roof and 30-metre (100ft) minarets in its place.

The contested site, which the association bought in 1996, is in Tory education minister Michael Gove's constituency. It is also 350 metres away from Sandhurst.

The proximity has alarmed a local campaign group, Save Our School, which believes the minarets are a security threat and one of several arguments against the proposals. [guardian.co.uk] Read more