Supporters and opponents of a proposed new mosque in a Preston village each claimed that planning policy was on their side during the first day of a public inquiry into the controversial scheme.
The inquiry is part of the process that will decide whether the Brick Veil Mosque will ever be built
“Mr .Wallace is calling for the policies set out in the local plan to be upheld and argues that the application conflicts with these local planning policies and should be refused on this basis,” Mr. Clempson added. “The scheme is exactly the type of high-quality, outstandingly designed and socially inclusive development that Preston wants at this prestigious gateway to the city.”
But Zuber Isap, a born-and-bred Prestonian, said that it was “baffling” to suggest that the mosque would affect the residents of Broughton village – and told the inquiry that it seemed like a “political exercise”. “It is not being publicly funded or using council money. Why is it so difficult for Broughton Parish Council to understand that this is a private development?” Mr. Isap asked.
“I find it amazing that a developer can be so brazen in flaunting their assumed control over local government and policies. However, village resident Tina Murtza said that she had not heard anyone “complaining “ about the current use of D’Urton Lane as a school pick-up and drop-off point – nor as a spot where car sharers leave their vehicles to commute to work with others.
Cllr Hastings earlier told the parish council’s own advocate that the prospect had not been raised during the consultation surrounding the Broughton neighbourhood plan between 2016 and 2018, nor during a subsequent survey two years later about a parish action plan. The applicant produced a map as part of its planning application, identifying around 300 households which it was claimed were expected to attend the mosque – almost all of which lay just to the south of the M55.
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