Changes to £5m mosque access set for approval
LDRSCouncillors will be asked to approve changes to an entrance to a £5m landmark mosque after it was altered.
It comes after the owners submitted a request for backdated approval after changing the secondary vehicle access to the Masjid E Vali on Preston New Road.
The mosque is being built by the Issa Foundation, which is a family charity run by the EG Group founders, brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's planning and highways committee will be recommended to approve the change at a meeting on Thursday night.
The changes include improved access and improved visibility for traffic as well as modifications to the car parking arrangements.
A report from borough planning manager Gavin Prescott said that "construction of the development has been ongoing for a number of years" and "changes proposed under this application have already been implemented".
He added: "Members are recommended to approve this application, detailed assessment of which finds the proposed amendments to be acceptable."
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