The Britain government has blocked plans by an Islamic group to build Britain's biggest mosque. The Tablighi Jamaat
sect had put forward plans to build a so-called "megamosque" in east
London that would have housed more than 11,000 people in a number of
prayer rooms and halls. If given the green light, the mosque,
which would have been close to the Olympic Park, would have had three
times the floor space of St Paul's Cathedral and 190-ft minarets.
The group appealed and took their application to a three-week long
public inquiry in summer last year - the report of which was handed to
the Government in January.
Ministers are said to have held the
report back because of how sensitive it is politically, but sources told
the Sunday Telegraph a decision has been made by Greg Clark , the Communities Secretary, to block the scheme.
A source is reported to have said:
"This proposal has created a great division in Newham.
"That would get a lot worse if the thing was built."
Alan Craig, a former Newham councillor who led the campaign against the plans, said: “This is fantastic news.
"For a decade and a half, Tablighi Jamaat has pulled out every stop to get its way, but at last the spectre is over.”
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