Appeal granted over rejection of mosque

Muslim leaders have been granted an appeal against the High Court's decision to throw out plans for a new mosque – meaning the long-running dispute is heading back to the courtroom.

It comes just weeks after council chiefs in Dudley thought they had reached a conclusion to the seven-year wrangle.

The proposals for a mosque on land in Hall Street were rejected at a hearing in April, meaning the plot of land, which Dudley Muslim Association has owned since 2005, must now be sold back to the council.