Guidelines on Statements of Significance and Need
The Church Buildings Council produced Guidelines on Statements of Significance and Need in 2002, and has now revised them (2007):
Statements of Significance and Need guidance (pdf*)
The guidance was a response to the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2000, which states that parishes intending to submit a faculty application for significant changes to a listed church should prepare such Statements to accompany the application.
The guidance has been updated to take various developments over the last five years into account, and also to provide more detailed guidance on Statements of Need, following feedback from dioceses, architects and parishes amongst others.
It has since become increasingly apparent that some churches, here called major churches, are of such complexity and significance that a Statement of Significance and Need may not be adequate. Where this is the case, the PCC or other body responsible for a church should consider producing a Conservation Management Plan (CMP).
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August 2010
