Proposed demolition of the church of St Peter and St Paul: Birch

Information and updates regarding the proposed demolition of St Peter and St Paul Church in Birch

Programmed non-statutory inquiry into the demolition of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Birch under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 and the Skelmersdale Agreement of 1986 has been cancelled at the request of the Church Commissioners. Please click here to view the letter from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirms the current position.

Informal Public Inquiry

Referral under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 and the Skelmersdale Agreement of 1986

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) RULES 2000

Non-statutory Inquiry referred to the Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Government under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 and the Skelmersdale Agreement of 1986: Draft Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal) Scheme, into the proposed demolition of St Peter and St Paul, Birch in the Diocese of Chelmsford

Colchester LPA ref: 122155 & 161203

Planning Inspectorate ref: APP/NPCU/RARE/A1530/73500

Inspector: Colin Ball DArch DCons RIBA IHBC

Planning Inspectorate contact: Sarah Tudor

Head of Environment and Transport

The Planning Inspectorate

Rm 3H Hawk Wing,

Temple Quay House,

2 The Square,

Temple Quay,

Bristol BS1 6PN

Tel: 0303 444 5572