Plans for the first mosque in the Outer Hebrides have been submitted to the islands’ council.

A semi-derelict store in James Street, Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, is the proposed site for the place of worship.

Stornoway has a long-established Muslim community that has practised its religion alongside the island’s hardline presbyterian faiths.

Permission for change of use is being sought by Mr Mansha Mohammed Shahid of Stornoway. The small mosque will have a prayer room with a meeting room across the hall.

The building was originally a house but later used as a store for an electrical contractor. The rundown premises have been empty for many years.

Plans granted in 2013 for an Asian community centre allowed for a purpose-built facility for people