{"id":802087,"date":"2026-03-03T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/802087\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:06:17","slug":"green-light-for-historic-fulneck-moravian-church-to-remove-some-of-its-pews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/802087\/","title":{"rendered":"Green light for historic Fulneck Moravian Church to remove some of its pews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>By John Baron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plans to remove some of the pews at historic Grade I Listed Fulneck Moravian Church have been approved by Leeds City Council.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals by the church would see six pews removed and the relocation of two pews to make the building more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped the move will allow the church more flexibility and space to host events, such as concerts.<\/p>\n<p>A design statement submitted with the application said that the church, which was established in 1748, was originally a multi-purpose building with moveable benches.\u00a0 When the pews were added it limited its use and has since mainly been used for worship, leaving it unused for the majority of the time.<\/p>\n<p>A planning officer\u2019s report approving the application states: \u201cA substantial number of the historic pews will remain following the proposed removal and will still form part of the story of the building. The loss of six pews would result in a low level of \u2018less than substantial harm\u2019 to heritage significance and this is outweighed by the public benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church\u2019s planning statement submitted with the application added: \u201cFulneck church is blessed\u00a0with wonderful acoustics that make it an ideal venue for musical performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the lack of space at the front of the church that is\u00a0caused by the aforementioned pews significantly restricts what we are\u00a0able to host. Whilst we have been able to have a some brass band concerts\u00a0at Christmas time, it\u2019s a tremendously tight squeeze to fit them in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is\u00a0hoped that creating more space will enable other bands, choirs, and musicians to perform in the church and that will not only help the church\u00a0financially but also enable more people to discover our beautiful church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored content<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2024-10-31-at-18.31.46-638x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164818\"  \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnybankmills.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sunnybankmills.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By John Baron Plans to remove some of the pews at historic Grade I Listed Fulneck Moravian Church&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,215584,232414,215586,4884,1860,101522,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-802087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-fulneck","11":"tag-fulneck-church","12":"tag-fulneck-moravian-church","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-pudsey","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116167520194879024","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}