▁of ▁char ity ▁law . ▁The ▁three - year - long ▁investigation ▁had ▁cost ▁£ 1 . 2 ▁million , ▁charge able ▁to ▁the ▁char ity . ▁ ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁ ▁K IC C ▁bought ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁b ingo ▁hall , ▁but ▁planning ▁permission ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁church ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁granted . ▁They ▁held ▁a ▁business ▁sem inar ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁intention ▁is ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁for ▁their ▁South ▁West ▁branch ▁based ▁in ▁W im ble don , ▁London . ▁ ▁K IC C ▁originally ▁applied ▁for ▁planning ▁permission ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁planning ▁use ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁from ▁D 2 ▁to ▁D 1 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁use ▁for ▁religious ▁cer emon ies , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁This ▁application ▁was ▁refused , ▁on ▁two ▁grounds ▁- ▁that ▁the ▁development ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁le is ure ▁ven ue ▁" harm ful ▁to ▁the ▁social , ▁cultural ▁and ▁economic ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁area " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁wide ▁catch ment ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁would ▁attract ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁cars , ▁resulting ▁in ▁" a ▁significant ▁ad verse ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁par king ▁demand ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁safety ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁planning ▁ref us al ▁and ▁opposition ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁residents ▁campaign ing