THE BILLIONAIRE Issa brothers have proposed a Muslim cemetery in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, with 13,500 burial plots on 18.5 hectares in a town of 10,815.
Over 1,000 residents have objected over concerns that the site – including a funeral parlour, prayer halls, and a 400-space car park – will affect the green belt and increase flooding risk, reported The Telegraph.
Zak Khan, Conservative councillor with the Say No To The Cemetery campaign group, told The Telegraph: “More than 1,000 objections have gone in from residents and they are still coming in thick and fast. The cemetery is not suitable and is creating community division. They are burning their legacy by trying to build over local communities that want to retain their identity.”
He added, “It’s one of the last bits of green space, and the Issa brothers have already built massive units nearby. Why do they keep battering this community? There are plenty of other opportunities to build this thing elsewhere. They are not listening. They are making out as if it’s what people want and that’s wrong. Why build something in an area that’s generating such opposition? Read More…
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