Car park plan at Tipton bomb attack mosque
The Tipton mosque that was rocked by a bomb attack will next week find out whether it can build a new 84-space car park.
Leaders at the Kanz-ul-Iman mosque, which was hit by a nail bomb on Friday in the suspected terrorist attack, is now hoping to construct the new car park on derelict land that is nearby.
Planning bosses at Sandwell Council will consider the application at a meeting next Wednesday, for the site at the junction of Peel Street and Barnett Street, which is a three-minute walk from the mosque on Binfield Street.
The committee is recommended to approve the application, subject to a number of conditions including limiting its use to between 8am and 9pm.
The current site used to be a housing estate, but that was cleared and it has been left vacant for about 15 years.
Graham Durrant, who is acting as agent for the application, said: "The mosque itself has its own car park, but this application is only for occasional use for things like funerals, special days, things like that.
"It won't be open and used daily, so it's a fairly low-key thing really. It will benefit so there won't be traffic around the nearby island junction on busy days."
Mr Durrant said he is 'absolutely certain' that the events of last week will not have any effect on the application for the car park.
He added: "If it is approved, they will just get on with the work."
