The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River has taken the city and the Zoning Board of Appeals to Land Court, saying the ZBA was wrong to prevent a Highlands church from building a parking lot on its land.

In February, the Church of the Holy Name at 709 Hanover St. was denied a special permit to remove some of the property’s landscaping and build an on-site parking lot on its land.

Initial plans would've seen the church build 70 parking spaces on its land between Hanover and Madison streets; that was reduced to about 50 to 55 parking spaces. After a lengthy meeting that saw input from supporters and opponents from the neighborhood, the five-member ZBA rejected the permit, 3-2.

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