Faculty fees and DAC meeting dates

The DAC meeting dates in 2025 are:

Monday 27th January

Friday 11th April

Friday 6th June

Friday 18th July

Monday 6th October

Friday 12th December

Faculty applications to be considered by the Committee must be submitted a minimum of 21 days before the meeting date.

Between each meeting, the DAC sub committee will deal with small, straightforward applications and requests which are received between deadline dates, or to deal with simple matters arising from the previous main meeting. Once your application has been received, you will be notified by one of the Church Buildings Advisers when it is to be considered by the committee.

How much are the Faculty Fees?

Faculty fees are set nationally by General Synod and are paid to the Diocesan Registry.

The current fees, as of 1st January 2025, are:

Faculty Application – £295

Standard Faculty Amendment/time extension request – £63

For complex Faculty Amendments please contact the Diocesan Registry for fees (see below).

Once a faculty has been granted, should there need to be a change to any of the works approved, a faculty can in most cases be amended without a new application having to be made. However, this will incur a fee from the Diocesan Registry.

The Diocesan Registry are based at Birketts LLP in Bristol, and deal with the legal aspects of the faculty process, including issuing the permission itself. To contact them call 0117 233 1700, email the Registrar or email the Registry Clerk.