Planning permission (as distinct from listed building consent) may be needed for works affecting the exterior of the Church building, including the erection of noticeboards, or for change of use of part of the Church or for works in the Churchyard. In such cases enquiries should be made of the local planning authority. The planning permission, or a letter stating that planning permission is not necessary, should accompany the Petition.
These are the Ancient Monuments Society, the Council for British Archaeology, the Georgian Group, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the Victorian Society and the Twentieth Century Society.
If the works or purposes affect or are likely to affect a grave or memorial maintained by the body, the Petitioners should seek its agreement to the proposals. If such agreement cannot be obtained, the Chancellor will require a special Citation to be served on the Commission by the Registrar giving it the right to enter an appearance in the Consistory Court.
Where the Chancellor is of the opinion that any Petition for a Faculty concerns or involves, or might concern or involve, an article or matter of historic or artistic interest, the Registrar will be directed to serve full details upon this body.
If bats use any part of the church, and it is possible that the works or purposes might harm or disturb the bats or their roosts, the advice of English Nature should be obtained before a Faculty is applied for. The letter of advice should be submitted with the Petition.
