Councillors have deferred a decision on plans for a new Muslim cemetery.

The proposed cemetery off Old Peterborough Road in Sutton, which would include 8,488 burial plots, a ceremony building, maintenance building and 64-space car park, was due to be discussed at a council planning meeting on Tuesday (October 21).

Council officers had initially recommended that the plans were refused, but they informed those at the meeting that new information had been received at the last minute which meant a deferral was needed.

Phil Moore, development management team leader at the council, said: "The reason why we're doing this is because we want to make sure that any decision made by the council on this application is robust and not open to potential legal challenge."

It was heard that new inform

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