Author: kmwa

Buying Land:

We have fully paid for a site nearby the existing Masjid which is 0.65 acres. The land cost was £450,000.00 (negotiated down from £520,000). To get to the planning permission stage, our total costs amounted to around £750,000.00.

Planning and Site Preparation:

Planning permission for the Centre in July 2014.

Fully disposed of the planning permission conditions in April 2017.

After fencing off and making the access roads and bringing in utilities, we started development of the site in May 2017.

This started with the construction of the Mortuary.

Construction summary Pilings & foundations:

£120,000.00.

126 steel & concrete piles placed into the ground as part of the foundations to support the building between July – September 2017.

Basement:

Basement excavation, Basement floor slab and walls and supporting pillars including waterproofing and finishing foundations cost: £550,000.00.

Completed in June 2018 by Cheema Construction Group.

Ground Floor Slabs and Staircase:

Ground floor slab & staircases to the ground floor this work completed in august 2019 at a cost of £450,000.00.

Current Stage:

To build the shell of the building, started September 2022.

Costing £1.6 million.

This information is from May 2023.