AN Islamic school has been given the go-ahead to build a new sixth-form centre for its pupils on the site of an old pub.
Al Jamaiah al Islamiyyah Darul Uloom applied to turn the former Willows Public House into a new ‘graduate centre’ for the existing Muslim institute, with sits on the corner of Hawthorne Road and Willows Lane.
The new build will provide enough space for seven classrooms and 10 dorms for residential students.
Councillors agreed with the planning officers’ recommendation to approve, saying that the design would mean a new, modern educational facility being provided.
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