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Re St Michael and All Angels, Chell

Lichfield Consistory Court: Eyre Ch, 21 June 2012 Faculty jurisdiction – extension of time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2012

Ruth Arlow*
Affiliation:
Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich
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Abstract

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Case Notes
Copyright
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The petitioners applied for an extension of time to complete works authorised under an unopposed faculty that was granted in February 2007 for the replacement of all pews in an unlisted church with chairs and the introduction of a carpet over a period of six months. The work had not been completed owing to lack of funds. The chancellor directed that a fresh public notice should be displayed due to the lapse of time. Despite objections being received, the chancellor granted an extension of time because the change was justified by the greater flexibility created for mission, worship and community use. [Catherine Shelley]