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Finding A Suitable Alternative Use

 

When a church is closed for worship, the diocese normally tries to find a suitable alternative use. New uses, often for the benefit of the wider community, have been found for over half of all Anglican churches taken out of parish use since 1969.

 

If no such use can be found, the choice will normally lie between preservation by the Churches Conservation Trust, (some 21% of redundant churches), or demolition (20%). Of those demolished, over two-thirds of their sites have been adapted for community purposes. There is no prior obligation to seek an alternative use if the building is unlisted or outside a conservation area.