05 October 2013

Row over parking congestion on streets near new mosque

A newly-opened mosque has been blamed for causing traffic congestion in surrounding streets.

Residents living close to the Sayyidah-Aminah Jamia Masjid mosque in the former Royal Hotel in Fagley Road, Bradford, claim worshippers are clogging up their streets making it difficult for them to park outside their own homes.

When it was granted planning permission, the mosque had assured councillors that 95 per cent of its users walk to prayers and leave their cars at home and consent was given against a recommendation by officers to refuse it.[Bradford Telegraph and Argus] Read more