A row has erupted over plans to convert a Grade II-listed Norfolk pub into an ‘Islamic-style’ mosque.
The local Muslim association submitted the application despite another mosque already operating less than half a mile away on the same road.
Proposals show a large copper-coloured extension decorated with screens and Arabic lettering which would be built on to the rear of the pub.
The pub, a mixture of Arts and Crafts and Tudor styles, closed three years ago following the death of its landlord.
For generations, the 1930s-built red-brick Gatehouse has stood at the western gateway to Norwich, Norfolk.
It was bought by the local Muslim association but
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