Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support the development of housing on derelict former church sites.”
Tabled: 10 October 2024Answered: 17 October 2024
Asked by
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat — Eastbourne
Answering Minister
the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
When a church is closed, a formal legal process under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 is followed. There are currently 127 cases in which a new use is being found for closed church buildings; only two are cleared sites, and they are waiting for disposal.