The planned Broughton Mosque has been given the go ahead by the Secretary of State 🕌
within the Broughton community, with concerns raised about potential impact on traffic levels and the local surroundings.
Angela said: “As councillors we listened to the residents’ views and voted considering the needs of the entire community. We believed it was the right thing to do to turn down the application and maintained our position until we reached the end of the democratic process. However the application was favoured due to the design of the mosque – which was created by London’s Luca Poian Forms as part of anAlban Cassidy, director of Cassidy+Ashton,Alban said: “We have always argued that the overwhelming need for a mosque in Broughton and North Preston due to the growing Muslim population and the outstanding quality of the architecture justified planning permission being granted.
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