Dudley Council refused permission on Monday for the buildings measuring 6,415 m sq. Dr Kurshid Ahmed, chairman of the town's Muslim association, said the decision was "Islamophobic".
The council said its decision was based solely on planning reasons as the scale and design of the building would be out of keeping with buildings in the area.
The council originally refused outline planning permission for the Hall Street mosque in February 2007 on the basis the land had already been designated exclusively for employment use under the council's unitary development plan. [BBC] Read more
