Guildford's Muslim Education and Cultural Association wants to convert a former garage in Recreation Road. The council rejected the plans because of possible disturbance to residents and concerns about parking.
Osama Khan, from the group, said the council had not understood the application and they would appeal against the decision.
He said the town had at least 1,000 Muslims and the only meeting space currently available for prayer was a room at the university which had a capacity of 500. [BBC] Read more
