The highest ornamental minaret of one dome would be 12 metres high – taking the overall building height to 21 metres.
The trust has been working for more than three years to find a replacement site for its current mosque, which is based in a large house in Western Road.
The house can become so overcrowded – with 150 to 200 people at Friday prayers – that worshippers have to pray outside.
But plans for a mosque which could cater for up to 600 people have been criticised by neighbours and planning officers as being too large.
Phillip Binns lives in Mill Hill Lane. He was one of 18 people who wrote to the council objecting to the proposals. A further 106 people signed a petition against the plans. [Derby Telegraph] Read more
