The petitioners sought a faculty for the re-ordering of this Grade II listed church which included a proposal to move the altar into the nave. The permission for the re-ordering was sought in order to improve accessibility for worship. Objections had been received from parishioners who were concerned about the damaging nature of the proposed changes to the historic character of the building. In granting the faculty the chancellor observed that the main altar was not original to the church and had been repositioned at least twice. He stated that it followed that any further change would, to that extent, have a lesser impact on the character of the building, which was a relevant aspect when considering the general presumption against change in a listed building. The history of multiple changes in the building made its historic character difficult to define, such that the proposed changes would not have a significant impact on that character. [RA]
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