PART 4Seeking advice prior to commencement of proceedings

Proposals involving changes to listed buildings: statements of significance and needs

4.3.—(1) Where proposals involve making changes to a listed church or other listed building intending applicants must provide the Diocesan Advisory Committee with—

(a)a document which describes—

(i)the significance of the church or other building in terms of its special architectural and historic interest (including any contribution made by its setting) and

(ii)any significant features of artistic or archaeological interest that the church or other building has

so as to enable the potential impact of the proposals on its significance, and on any such features, to be understood (a “statement of significance”); and

(b)a document setting out the justification for the proposals (commonly known as a “statement of needs”).

(2) If proposals are likely to result in harm to the significance of the church or other building as a building of special architectural or historic interest, the document setting out the justification for the proposals must set out the basis on which it is said that the proposals would result in public benefit that outweighs that harm.