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BBC News
02-07-2025
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Telford Sikh temple gets go-ahead for children's nursery
A Sikh temple has been given permission to use part of its site as a children's Gurdwara in Priorslee said it wanted to "maximise its benefits" for the community.A plan to hold weddings for up to 881 guests was recently rejected over concerns about traffic at Telford & Wrekin Council said that the Abbey House site had 109 car parking spaces, while the applicant estimated that the nursery would create 40 trips per day. The gurdwara (Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara) near Priorslee Roundabout already has permission for a games area and children's have said the play area must be developed before the nursery to provide outdoor space. The opening hours of the nursery would not coincide with any event taking place at the gurdwara, and would make use of an "under-utilised" part of the building, the application added that the facility would be "open to the general public, as well as existing members of the congregation/Sikh community". Extended contribution Council planners said: "It is understood that the area in question is currently only occupied during ceremonies or events at the site, providing space for the marriage registry and areas for religious learning."However, during the weekdays this space is not required for these purposes."Planning agent Richard Jewkes of Simpatico Town Planning Limited had told the council that the proposal was aimed at improving facilities at the site, and extending the contribution which the gurdwara makes to the local community. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
18-06-2025
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Telford Sikh weddings for 800 guests rejected by council
A Sikh temple has said brides were being forced to marry out of town as its bid to host weddings for more than 800 guests was rejected by a of Telford Gurdwara at Abbey House, Priorslee, Shropshire, said it had held services and charity events for similar numbers on "multiple occasions" with "no disruptions".The temple, on Whitechapel Way, already has permission for up to five weddings a year with fewer guests, but requested up to 30 events, for as many as 881 officers at Telford & Wrekin Council said their opposition could change if the gurdwara was to come up with a plan to deal with overspill parking. Council planners were told there was a cultural significance in weddings being held in the town where the bride lived."Our girls are being forced to get married in Wolverhampton or Birmingham where there is no such restriction," a temple spokesperson officers said there was an "insufficient quantity of car parking to support the intensity and frequency of weddings proposed", which could lead to cars spilling out onto surrounding roads. The application stated the gurdwara had permission to use neighbouring car parks owned by the PDSA and the Learning Community Trust during larger Robert Beck of the PDSA disputed this, saying ad hoc consent had been given previously and would continue to be considered, but there was "no intention to permit the use of our car park on a more regular basis".He added he was concerned more weddings would cause problems for PDSA staff trying to access the head office site. The highways department has said its current opposition "would not prejudice any future planning applications or submission of revised information". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
