Resources by category
All resources in the Buildings category. Resources are listed in alphabetical order.
Access to the role of the Diocesan Buildings Committee
For further information on the role of the Diocesan Buildings Committee please click here
Canon 35 Experimental Reordering Form
Quinquennial Architect’s Inspection Guidance
Diocesan Buildings Committee Members 2023
Canon 35 New List of Minor Works
https://www.scotland.anglican.org/vestry-resources/buildings/canon-35-list-of-minor-works/
Guidance Quinquennial Inspections 2019
https://www.scotland.anglican.org/vestry-resources/buildings/quinquennial-surveys/
Canon 35 Application Form
- Canon 35 Application Form | PDF
- Canon 35 Application Form | Doc
DBC Guidance Update January 2020
Canon 35 Pre Application
- Canon 35 Pre Application | PDF
- Canon 35 Pre Application | Doc
Maintenance of Church Graveyards
The Provincial Buildings Committee has finalised guidance about the maintenance of church graveyards. This has now been posted to the provincial website and is available at: https://www.scotland.anglican.org/vestry-resources/buildings/maintaining-graveyards/
Ecclesiastical Exemption for Listed Buildings as Places of Worship
There is a voluntary scheme in place between the churches and Historic Environment Scotland in relation to the listed buildings regime and places of worship. HES has developed some general guidance about the operation of the ecclesiastical exemption scheme in relation to places of worship which is available on its website at: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationld=ae94333e-5827-40a2-b123-ab0c0113cee5
Canon 35 Flow Chart
- Canon 35 Flow Chart | PDF
Building Grants
There is some money available for Building Grants to charges and it would be greatly appreciated if wherever possible applications could be submitted electronically to help facilitate their review and circulation to the Provincial Building Grants Group during this period of home working and virtual meetings.
The experience of the last few years has been that grant application far exceed the available funding. It is therefore important that other funding sources are investigated wherever possible and the Group suggests that dioceses should be encouraging charges to consider submitting application to other grant awarding bodies when planning building works. (A number of funding sources are detailed on the SEC website at: https://www.scotland.anglican.org/vestry-resources/buildings/sources-of-funding-for-repairs-and-improvements-to-church-buildings/.) Dioceses are reminded that the application form specifically requests information on any unsuccessful grant applications submitted in respect of the proposed works.
Given the demand for grants it is extremely unlikely that any grant in excess of 50% of the total costs will be awarded. Dioceses are requested to consider carefully before any application in excess of 50% of costs is submitted and to provide an explanation in their accompanying Letter of Support why, in the Diocese’s opinion, the application merits a grant in excess of 50% of costs.
The Group finds that photos can often assist it in its understanding of applications and is grateful to those applicants that have submitted photos with their applications. It would be grateful if dioceses could encourage applicants to submit photos with their applications.
Applications should be submitted by the following dates.
The meeting dates and application deadlines for 2021 are:
Meeting Dates Application Dates Submission to the Diocese
Tuesday 25 May Tuesday 4 May Friday 23rd April
Tuesday 28 September Tuesday 7 September Tuesday 24th August
PLEASE NOTE:
The process for Brechin Diocese is that Applications for Building Grants should be submitted to the Diocesan Buildings Committee via the Diocesan Secretary Mr Mike Duncan.
(a.duncan142@btinternet.com) 10 days before the submission date to the Province. Grants which are approved will be then be brought before the Diocesan Council for final approval and will be submission ready for the Provincial Buildings Grants Group.
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
As you may be aware the continuing availability and operation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS) is periodically reviewed. Operation of the scheme had been guaranteed to March 2021. It has however recently been announced that operation of the scheme has been renewed for a further year.
Update from Provincial Buildings Committee
The Buildings Committee would like to draw your attention to a new document which it has published on the Scottish Episcopal Church website titled “Maintenance and Building Work for your Church - Some Practical Considerations”.
The document can be found here: https://www.scotland.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/Maintenance-and-Building-Work-for-your-Church-Some-Practical-Considerations-Nov-2021.pdf
It is important that charges are aware of the regulations, and consequent responsibilities, around church building works, particularly in view of recent incidents. It is suggested that you may wish to draw the attention of your Property Convener, or other person responsible for property-related matters, to the above document.
Separately, churches may be interested in new Guidance for Religious Establishments published by the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure, available here https://www.cpni.gov.uk/system/files/documents/a3/0b/CPNI%20SMC%20for%20Religious%20Establishment%20Guidance%2007%5B1%5D.pdf
The guidance sets out how religious establishments can take relatively simple steps to protect themselves from people seeking to undertake criminal acts.