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Alphabetical Index of all judgments on this web site as at 10 September 2024

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Re St. Anne Stanley [2024] ECC Liv 1

The proposal was to replace the church organ’s current tuba rank with the rank from the redundant organ at St Elphin’s Church Warrington, which would be on a long-term loan, and also to install a small booster chest. The Deputy Chancellor granted a faculty.

Re St. Anne Wandsworth [2015] Philip Petchey Ch. (Southwark)


Faculty granted for telecomms antennae to be placed in the tower of a Grade II* early nineteenth century church.

Re St. Anselm Kennington Cross [2023] ECC Swk 6

The petition proposed a reordering, the main item of which was to construct a 'tower' three storey structure at the east end of the church (which was consecrated in 1933) to provide room facilities on three levels. One wall of the new facilities would become a reredos for the remaining east end space, which would continue to be used for worship. Other items proposed included the removal of the baldachino and the removal of two very large murals (affixed to, not painted on) the walls of the nave, and the moving of the font to the east end of the south aisle. The Chancellor granted a faculty for all the items, except for the moving of the font.

Re St. Augustine Droitwich Spa [2016] ECC Wor 2

The Chancellor considered two petitions: (1) a petition by the deceased's partner to replace a memorial installed without authority by the deceased's son, and (2) a petition by the Archdeacon to replace the existing memorial with a memorial containing only the names and dates of birth and death of the deceased. The Chancellor had asked the Archdeacon to petition, so that, in default of an agreement between the parties as to a replacement memorial, the Chancellor was able to grant a faculty for a memorial with no contentious inscription. The Chancellor granted a faculty on petition (1), on the basis of an amended inscription agreed by the parties, and granted a faculty in relation to petition (2) in case the proposed memorial approved under petition (1) was not installed.

Re St. Augustine Holly Hall [2009] Charles Mynors Ch. (Worcester)

The war memorial in the churchyard recorded those who died in the First World War. The petitioners wished to add a plaque to record those who died in the Second World War. The plaque had already been cast, but not installed, prior to the petition being presented to the Chancellor. The Chancellor grnated a faculty, subject to the words “YOUR LIFE! OUR FREEDOM!"  
being removed from the plaque.

Re St. Augustine Kilburn [2013] Nigel Seed Ch. (London)

A faculty was granted for installation of telecommunications equipment. There was a late objection from Westminster City Council. The judgment contains a discussion of the planning and faculty processes and also of the meaning of "materially affects the external appearance" in relation to replacement of lead-covered oak louvres with fibreglass replicas.

Re St. Augustine of Hippo Wrangthorn [2024] ECC Lee 1

Proposals for reordering included replacing most of the pews with unupholstered chairs; modifications to the north transept and chapel; upgrading of the lighting and sound systems; installation of air source heat pumps; construction of a link between the church and the church hall; and works to the church hall, including internal refurbishment; installation of solar panels and external works. The Chancellor determined that the works would cause less than significant harm to the church and that the public benefit would outweigh any such harm. He therefore granted a faculty.

Re St. Augustine Slade Green [2018] ECC Roc 2

The Vicar and Churchwardens applied for a faculty for the removal and sale of the Vicar’s Stall, which had not been used since it was moved to its present position next to the north wall in 1991, following reconstruction work after a major fire. The church is unlisted and there were no objections, but the Victorian Society wrote to say that they did not support the proposal. The Chancellor was satisfied that it was not practical to use the stall where it was, and there was no other appropriate place to put it. The Chancellor therefore granted a faculty.

Re St. Augustine Watling Street [2017] ECC Lon 2

The petition proposed the construction of a new boarding house for St. Paul's Cathedral School on the footprint of the former church (the body of which was destroyed by bombing in 1941), whilst retaining the Wren tower. Notwithstanding an objection from the Twentieth Century Society that the proposals would cause substantial harm and that this would not be outweighed by substantial public benefits, the Chancellor granted a faculty.

Re St. Barbara Ashton-under-Hill [2019] ECC Wor 3

There was a proposal to install a toilet and kitchen facilities at the western end of the church, with associated water supply and drainage. Some further pew removal was also proposed. Historic England did not support the kitchen proposals. The proposed insertion of an extractor fan into a glass panel of the door into the tower concerned the Diocesan Advisory Committee and the Local Planning Authority. The Chancellor granted a faculty for the new toilet and associated water and drainage (to be treated as Phase 1), and considered that the parish should reconsider the remaining items (Phase 2).