Plans to develop a mosque alongside a food store and possible new housing on an old dairy site in Lincoln have been submitted to the City Council.
The £500,000 proposal from the Islamic Association of Lincoln submitted the proposals at the end of August.
The plans focus around the mosque aspect of the site on the corner of Boultham Park Road and Dixon Street, which will be used for both the association and the community.
The mosque will be placed to the south-east of the site, with the prayer areas of the building facing Mecca, which Lincoln is at a 120.08 degree angle from.
The 1,019 square meters mosque will be built out of yellow or buff brick, with powdered aluminium windows and single-ply membrane roofing and a symmetrical facade.
The brick choice is to help the building fit in with the city, reflecting the use of limestone in a lot of Lincoln’s iconic builds.
Inside, the ground floor will host the male prayer area and community hall, plus showers and single sex libraries and lobbies.
Upstairs will be an area for women’s worship, plus a children’s teaching area and the Imam’s office.
The community hall can be used by the wider community by booking, and can be accessed easily from the main entrance without needing to go through prayer areas.
The site on the map. The bolded areas detail development within the site, including the mosque in the south-east, supermarket in the west and residential plans at the back.
Without the parking at the proposed Lidl supermarket, there will be 68 parking spaces at the building — 58 at the back of the building and 10 to the north.
The site will be lined with trees to reduce the impact of a car park and large buildings on neighbouring buildings.
Access to the site will be from Dixon Street for cars and pedestrians, and shared with supermarket. Disabled access will be available across the site.
There may be room to add a new residential road to the south of the site, including a small green for the new homes.
The back of the mosque, which mirrors the front of the building and will face the car park
However, the mosque still has a number of considerations to take on board. The plans may have to change due to exact building dimensions not being present.
Plus, there are a number of consultations which will have to be made, not just with neighbours. Constraints include a potential flood risk zone, and the site needs testing for contaminated land.
The site will also need approval from the Civic Trust and English Heritage plus a site and press advert due to having a listed building, ancient monument and conservation area.
While most comments have been positive so far regarding the plans, comments of the full-scale of the mosque and parking issues have been raised.
One neighbour to the site questioned if 68 spaces would be enough on the chance that the supermarket was not erected at the same time.
The City of Lincoln Council’s Planning Department will begin looking into the planning document and site by the end of the month, allowing for refinements before putting it before the Planning Committee for the final say.
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We are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision in Stamford yesterday afternoon.
Just before 3.30pm on Sunday (3 July) officers received reports of a single-vehicle collision involving a white Mercedes A180. It’s believed the vehicle was travelling along Carlby Road in Braceborough.
The driver of the vehicle, a 77-year-old female was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, an 80-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries but sadly passed away.
We are also appealing for dashcam footage and any other information that can assist in our enquiries. If you can help, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 287 of 3 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 287 of 3 July in the subject line.
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Hykeham’s new rugby league team continued its development with a 32-12 defeat away at Bentley in the Lincolnshire club’s second ever match.
Bentley’s second team play in the Yorkshire Men’s League and were always going to provide tough opposition for Hykeham, but the visitors held their own for much of the game.
Hykeham gave rugby league debuts to Ryan Carr, Callum Williams, Mark Munton, Tom Cunnington, Ryan Huckstep, and Andrew McClelland.
Andrew McClelland in action on his debut for Hykeham Rugby League. | Photo: Adam Bird
Hykeham’s Craig Irwin running at the Bentley defence. | Photo: Adam Bird
Hykeham controlled the first 20 minutes of the match and opened the scoring after one set took them beyond the halfway line. Carr then spun out of a tackle and went over for a try, which Rob Booth converted.
Bentley’s experience then started to show and a few defensive gaps opened up and led to tries for the hosts who built up a 22-6 first-half lead.
Hykeham lost winger William Bullock to injury, but forward Ben Thomas deputised well in his place. Ryan Huckstep also came off the bench for his first ever game of rugby league and really grew into the match after a nervous start.
Prop Tommy Jarvis crashing into Bentley’s strong defence. | Photo: Adam Bird
Hykeham’s Tom Cunnington and Tommy Jarvis lining up at mark. | Photo: Adam Bird
Bentley dominated the start of the second half as Hykeham looked disjointed and the hosts added a further two tries.
As the match wore on, Hykeham got a second wind and their bravery and endeavour showed.
The visitors reduced the deficit after an excellent dummy run by Tommy Jarvis pulled in the defence. Booth then broke through several strong tacklers to power his way over for a try which he also converted.
Andrew McClelland and Rob Booth after the latter scored a try for Hykeham. | Photo: Adam Bird
Hykeham’s Lucas Baker getting stopped in his tracks against Bentley. | Photo: Adam Bird
Club Chair Tommy Jarvis said: “Ours was the last score of the game and showed how well we’re developing in terms of organisation under pressure and fitness too.
“We’re going to continue to build and improve into next season with a full complement of fixtures.
“If anyone wants to be part of that journey I’d encourage that you drop us a message and come and join in.”
Craig Irwin and Andrew McClelland combining to tackle a Bentley player. | Photo: Adam Bird
Team Manager James Husband said: “It was a solid effort from the lads and thanks to Bentley for hosting us.
“It was good to see some new faces and I can’t wait to see what next season brings.”
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