The term 'church' in a development consent, construed in its town planning context, means a place of public worship and is not confined to Christian worship. A mosque falls within the scope of a consent for a 'church'. Development consents should be construed broadly and liberally, and where capable of a rational construction permitting exercise of religion, that construction should be preferred.
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