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>Title: Jesus Army bid for Jewellery Quarter drop-in >centre set to collapse >Website: birminghammail.net >Date: 7/11/2011 >Link : <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/20 >11/11/07/jesus-army-bid-for-jewellery-quarter-drop-in-c >entre-set-to-collapse-97319-29731523/">Jesus Army bid >for Jewellery Quarter drop-in centre set to >collapse</a> > ><b>Jesus Army bid for Jewellery Quarter drop-in centre >set to collapse</b> > >PLANS to open a Jesus Army drop-in centre for >prostitutes and drug addicts in Birmingham’s Jewellery >Quarter are on the brink of collapsing. > >The controversial church group wanted to renovate >offices at 33 Lionel Street. > >But the building is set to be sold to a rival bidder. > >Council planning officers have revealed that the owner >of neighbouring Cornwall House expects to complete a >deal to buy the property tomorrow with the intention >of continuing the building’s use as offices. > >Councillors approved the Jesus Army planning >application for a drop-in centre, church and cafe at >33 Lionel Street. > >But a senior council official said it was “unlikely” >that the new owners of the building would ever agree >to allow it to be used by the Jesus Army. > >Richard Gouldborn, head of planning management at the >council, said the Jesus Army had insisted on pressing >ahead with a formal planning application, even though >the property was in the process of being sold to a >third party. > >He added: “If the sale were to happen my understanding >is the owner’s intention is to keep the property in an >office-type use.” > >Planning permission granted to the Jesus Army will >expire after three years if the organisation is unable >to open a drop-in centre. The surprise development >appears to bring to an end the planning application >which sparked a furious backlash in the Jewellery >Quarter. > >There were objections from the owners of bars, >restaurants and hotels who feared their businesses >would suffer from an increase in anti-social behaviour. > >More than 250 residents and businesses signed >petitions urging the city planning committee to throw >the application out. > >The protest was backed by the Jewellery Quarter >Heritage and Regeneration Group. > >It claimed that occupation of the building by the >Jesus Army would lead to unacceptable anti-social >behaviour and a dramatic increase in crime. > >However, West Midlands Police raised no objection, and >pointed out that a similar Jesus Army outlet in >Coventry had caused no problems.
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