St Paul, Hammersmith
This is a simplified outline of the process you might expect for a typical Faculty application.
Each case is different so a different set of information may be needed by the DAC (please see checklists).
It is important to remember that this process can take time. It is essential to be aware of this right at the start.
1. Have your idea!
2. Discuss your idea with the PCC as any faculty application will need a PCC resolution.
3. Discuss your idea with the Archdeacon and DAC office to gain informal advice.
4. Appoint appropriate professional (architect or heating or lighting engineer, depending on what you are doing).
5. Draw up plans and submit these to the DAC, along with a Statement of Need and a Statement of Significance when the church is listed.
6. The DAC will consider these plans in the Architects group, Sub- or Full Committee. The DAC may wish to visit, or you may wish the DAC to visit to explain the proposal in more detail.
7. The DAC will advise if you need to consult external bodies such as English Heritage, the Local Planning Authority or any of the Amenity Societies.
8. Once the DAC has received all the relevant information and considered it, the DAC office will then issue a Certificate, or Form 1.
9. The Certificate is sent to you along with the Petition for Faculty and the Public Notice. This begins the legal process.
10. You will need to put up the Public Notice for 28 days in a prominent location. If there are objections, there is a fair and thorough process for considering them.
11. The Petition for Faculty and the plans can be sent to the Registry before the Public Notice, which can follow on once the 28 days are over. However, a copy of the public notice in the form being displayed should be sent with the Petition.
12. The Chancellor then decides whether to grant the Faculty.
- In depth advice by topic
- Reordering
- Building an extension
- Building repairs
- Checklists for applications
- Amenity societies
