Permission was sought for the demolition of this Grade II listed church under section 18 of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, on the grounds that such demolition was necessary for reasons of health and safety. The church had been unused since 2007 and a structural engineer's report had concluded that recent structural movement meant that the church could collapse in the very near future. The report suggested that the only possible solution was a complete underpinning of the church, which might itself cause collapse. The church presented a physical threat to members of the public visiting the churchyard and to nearby residents. The chancellor directed that English Heritage and the Church Buildings Council should be consulted about the proposed demolition and sought additional expert evidence about whether the stability of the building could be restored. Reports from structural engineers instructed by the diocese and by English Heritage suggested that it might be possible, by remote working with machinery and through the expertise of a temporary works engineer, to stabilise the building. In light of this evidence the chancellor was not satisfied that a demolition was necessary in the interests of safety or health; nor that it was not practicable to secure safety or health by works of repair; nor that demolition was the minimum measure immediately necessary. Accordingly, the provisions of section 18 were not met and the order for demolition was refused. [RA]