Landscaping plans are sign of progress on 'brick veil' mosque

More than three years after it was first approved, more details have emerged about a landmark mosque set to be built close to the M55.

- by Paul Faulkner

The 'Brick Veil Mosque' was given the green light by Preston City Council's planning committee in February 2022.

However, the scheme - for a plot of land overlooking the Broughton roundabout, where the A6 and M55 meet - later became the subject of a public inquiry.

Permission for the 12-metre-tall structure - complete with 30-metre minaret and space for 248 prayer mats and associated worshippers - was finally granted in January 2023 by the-then communities secretary Michael Gove.