Faculty Procedure - Summary of Procedure on Application for a Faculty
Summary of Procedure on Application for a Faculty
Have a resolution passed by the
PCC approving the carrying out of the works.
Obtain a Certificate from the DAC
as described above.
Obtain the necessary forms from
either the DAC Secretary or the Registrar.
After the DAC has issued its Certificate, the
Public Notice is published. This Public Notice must be displayed
for a continuous period of not less than twenty-eight days including
at least one Sunday when the Church is used for worship. (Where there
is no Sunday worship the Registrar should be consulted for advice).
Anyone who wishes to object to the proposals has twenty-eight days from
the time when the Public Notice was first displayed to lodge an Objection
at the Diocesan Registry.
The completed form of Petition must be sent to
the Registrar while the Public Notice is being published together with
the following:
the DAC Certificate;
a copy of the resolution of the PCC signed
by the Chairman or the PCC Secretary;
Statement of Needs and Statement of Significance
(if applicable);
a copy of the Public Notice (this should
be a copy of the Public Notice which is being published);
the designs, plans, specifications and/or
estimates giving full particulars of the proposed works and a copy
of planning permissions (if required). These should be the same documents
as were submitted to the DAC and should bear the DAC's stamp. These
documents will normally be retained by the Registry;
in the case of works which are likely to affect
the organ, the electrical installation, or the security of the building
against fire, vandalism, theft or other risks, a letter from the Insurance
Office concerned confirming that the insurance cover for the Church
will not be affected; and
if the building has previously been the subject
of a grant from English Heritage, or if a grant aid is being sought
from English Heritage, copies of the correspondence with English Heritage;
if the DAC has recommended contacting English
Heritage or another body, details of the contact made, and any comments
received from them, should be supplied.
The Registrar will forward the papers to the Chancellor
for a decision. The Chancellor has to check with the DAC that they do
not wish to alter their Certificate. This may necessitate the matter being
place before a further meeting of the DAC.
After the Public Notice
has been displayed for twenty-eight days the Public Notice or a copy should
be sent to the Registrar with the certificate of publication duly completed.
A Faculty cannot be issued until this has been done.
If the Chancellor is satisfied that the matter
may proceed, and if no Objections are received by the Registrar, the Faculty
will be issued after the certificate of publication is received at the
Registry, and after the period for objections has elapsed.
