A Muslim group planning to convert a Grade II-listed pub into an ‘Islamic-style’ mosque has claimed it ‘only had three regulars’.
The Norwich Muslim Centre submitted plans to transform the historic 1930s building in Norfolk into a place of worship.
The proposals have sparked concern from some locals who argue there is another mosque operating less than half a mile away on the same road.
But the Muslim association has now hit back at critics – arguing it has ‘come across only three people’ who regularly visited the pub.
Sirajul Islam, a trustee of the Norwich Muslim Centre, said: ‘Since we became involved with
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