Source/Credit: This is Scunthorpe
By VJ_Slack | November 23, 2011
Permission is being sought to establish a new mosque in Scunthorpe.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association wants to create the mosque, complete with living accommodation for a religious leader, and community facilities at Concorde House, on Bessemer Way, Scunthorpe.
Part of Concorde House is currently used for offices, but the rest of the site is empty.
If granted permission, the mosque would be used for prayers five times a day and the site would be used for community meetings and indoor community activities.
Dr Syed Muzaffar Ahmed, president of the Scunthorpe Muslim Association said the current mosque on Cliffcloses Road had become too small to accommodate its growing number of worshippers.
"It has been over eight years since we had our existing mosque and now children have grown up membership has increased and hence we would like to have a bigger place of worship for prayers and community activity," he has told North Lincolnshire Council.
He went on: "Because of the economic slowdown this property has been for sale for a number of years and in receivership for over a year-and-a-half. With businesses going bust nearby, we feel it will bring some vibrancy to the area."
A conditional sale of the building has been agreed subject to permission being granted to change its use.
It is expected a decision will be reached early in the new year.
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