The petitioners sought authority for the introduction into the churchyard, in association with an existing war memorial, of wreath holders on which commemorative wreaths would stand after they had been removed from the memorial itself. Historic England expressed the view that the proposed wreath holders were not of sufficient aesthetic merit for the curtilage of a Grade I listed building. The chancellor observed that where a proposal involved the introduction of an improvement to an existing structure – rather than the introduction of a separate, new structure in a churchyard – insistence on the best form of improvement that could be achieved with unlimited resources might result in no improvement at all being carried out where resources were (as here) limited. Provided that the proposed improvement was of an appropriate standard, it was not always necessary for the court to require that it be of the standard which could be achieved with unlimited resources. Although the proposed wreath holders might not be of the highest artistic quality attainable if money were no object, they were nevertheless of an appropriate standard. Their introduction would improve the area around the war memorial by keeping the wreaths in an orderly manner – which was better than would be the case were there no wreath holders at all. A faculty was granted. [Alexander McGregor]