بريطانيا: خلاف حول المطالبة بتوسعة مسجد ومركز يورك الإسلامي

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

ظهرت بعض الخلافات حول الموافقة على توسعة مسجد ومركز "يورك" الإسلامي في "بريطانيا"؛ فقد تقدم مسلمو المنطقة بطلب للحصول على تصريح بتوسعة المباني التي مضى عليها 25 عامًا ولم تعد تتسع لعدد المصلين؛ فطالبوا باستبدال موقعه الحالي بموقع يتم فيه بناء مبانٍ أكبر مساحة بمئذنتين وقبة، ويتضمن مكتبة وفصولاً دراسية وقاعة اجتماعات.

فقد أشارت "وكالة البيئة" إلى أن جزءًا من المباني المقترحة قد يتعرض للخطر لوقوعها بمنطقة الفيضانات، كما أشار المسؤولون بمركز "رايلور" إلى أن المباني قد تزعج سكان المنطقة وأصحاب الأعمال والطلاب، إضافة إلى الخوف من التأثير على الحركة المرورية.

وقد لقي المشروع تأييد "لجنة تخطيط جويلد هول"، التي أعربت عن ترحيبها به، في حين أكدت جمعية "يورك المدنية" أن المشروع سيتم النظر فيه بعد الاطلاع على آراء أعضاء الجمعية. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Flooding risk may scupper York mosque plans

FLOODING fears have been raised over plans to build a new £2 million mosque in York.

City of York Council is expected to make a decision later this year on proposals by the York Mosque and Islamic Centre to replace its current Bull Lane base as it has become too small.

But the Environment Agency has said the application, which also includes a three-storey student accommodation block, should be turned down because part of the site where it would be built is within a higher-risk flood zone and the current plans could leave the building vulnerable.

The operators of the Raylor Centre, in nearby James Street, have also opposed the scheme, saying noise from the centre’s units could disturb people living in the student flats and risk an abatement notice being served on its businesses. They also expressed concerns about the building’s size and its potential impact on traffic.

However, the application has been supported by the Guildhall planning panel, which said it welcomed the mosque plans, while York Civic Trust has said the proposals would be “acceptable” after the organisation was also asked for its views.

“This type of development is not compatible with this flood zone and should not therefore be permitted,” said the Environment Agency’s planning liaison officer Meryl Leung in a statement to the council. Ms Leung suggested a topographic survey of the land where the new buildings are planned should be submitted by the applicants.

However, she also said the agency would consider supporting the redevelopment of the mosque within the boundaries of its current site, which sits within an area with less probability of flooding.

The Raylor Centre’s owners said they would have “no objection to a more appropriate mosque to serve the local community”, suggesting the student accommodation could be removed from the plans or the building could be “relocated within the site”.

The new mosque’s design includes two minarets either side of a central dome, a prayer hall, classroom, library and indoor community hall, and there would be no calls to prayer or amplified sound from the building. The current mosque has been used for more than 25 years, but the applicants say it is now struggling to accommodate the number of people attending its main prayer times.