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Ecclesiastical Case Reports
Re St Christopher, Church Cove
(Guildford Consistory Court: Goodman Ch, February 2000)
Partial demolition - urgency
In August 1999, a faculty was granted for the conversion of the boiler room of a grade II listed church to provide a meeting and storage space. The external chimney stack was to remain, supported by steels. During the course of the works, an internal chimney was discovered which could not conveniently be so supported. The only sensible solution which would provide adequate stability was the removal of the external and internal stack. Work was halted pending urgent consultations with the PCC, LPA and DAC all of whom endorsed the stack’s removal. The area was cordoned off and use of the church beneath the chimney suspended due to the risk of collapse in high winds. Applying section 18(1) of the CCEJM, the chancellor concluded that the only satisfactory and safe course was the removal of the external section of the chimney. He was mindful of the risk to people and to the fabric of the church, not least the elaborately braced interior roof which had been the reason for the church’s listing.
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