Decision details

With reference to Article 8 of the minute of meeting of the Property Sub Committee of 17 November 2015, which had been referred to it for consideration by four members of the Sub Committee, the Council had before it (1) a report by the Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which outlined the current status of a site in Council ownership which was zoned for Mosque/community facilities and open space; and (2) the decision of the Sub Committee - to instruct the Head of Land and Property Assets to (a) confirm that it is still the intention of the Council to see the site developed as a Muslim and Islamic Centre; and (b) market the site for the development of a Muslim and Islamic Centre to take account of all aspects surrounding best value including project delivery, governance structure, legal status, community support, technical ability and funding in addition to price reporting back to the 29 March 2016 meeting of the Property Sub Committee.

The report recommended:-

that the Property Sub Committee -

(a)          instruct the Head of Land and Property Assets to confirm that it is still the intention of the Council to see the site developed as a Muslim and Islamic Centre; and

(b)          instruct the Head of Land and Property Assets to market the site for the development of a Muslim and Islamic Centre reporting to a future meeting of the Property Sub Committee.  

The Council resolved:-

(i)           to confirm that it is still the intention of the Council to see the site developed as a Mosque and Islamic Centre; and

(ii)          to instruct the Head of Land and Property Assets to continue the dialogue with the Muslim Community to progress the development of a Mosque and Islamic Centre, taking account of all previous correspondence and Council decisions and report to the Property Sub Committee in June 2016.