article_snippet: Residents living in a picturesque rural village with a population of just 613 have slammed plans to build a Muslim cemetery on greenbelt land - for over 3,000 people.
article_snippet: Residents living in a picturesque rural village have hit out at controversial plans to build a Muslim cemetery on rural land .
article_snippet: Previous applications to build what would have been Britain's largest Muslim-only cemetery put before Solihull Metropolitan Borough have been unsuccessful.
article_snippet: But Cemetery Development Services Ltd have now submitted scaled down plans with fewer graves, which could be approved next month.
article_snippet: Locals are also objecting the plans for the cemetery based on concerns surrounding the impact it will have on traffic.
article_snippet: Leader of Solihull Council said: 'This is simply not an appropriate place to site a cemetery. '
article_snippet: There were a lot of environmental concerns with siting a cemetery on this land.
article_snippet: The first application for planning permission for The cemetery was made in July 2014 and was for 4,000 burial plots, which was refused.
article_snippet: This was increased to 7,000 on an adjacent site a month later, but The first application for planning permission for the cemetery was withdrawn.
article_snippet: The first application for planning permission for the cemetery is for a total of 3,333 plots.
article_snippet: According to a report by Cemetery Development Services, an adjacent site will be operated by a charity called Thaqwa Cemetery, which provides 'a low cost dignified burial at a freehold plot according to Islamic beliefs and culture'.
highlights_snippet: Application for a controversial Muslim cemetery submitted for third time .
  