12 March 2014

We don't want 330 students next door in Mill Road, says Cambridge mosque

Supporters of Cambridge’s new mosque have said they don’t want more than 300 student flats to be built next door.

In a statement, Cambridge Muslim Academic Trust said a “concentration” of undergraduate accommodation on the former Priory Motors site in Mill Road “would not represent the best amenity value and is unlikely to be the development option most beneficial to local residents or mosque users”.

The trust said it was concerned by plans for the student development to front directly onto the street, preferring a continuation of the community garden planned for outside the mosque. [Cambridge News] Read more