24th November 2004, 06:33 PM
Most watching briefs are like a trip to the seaside! A bit of traveling followed by a rainy day and a quick dip of the toe into the cold water and off again! Opps, sorry forgot the bag of chips and a cup of tea at lunch time!And sand between your toes in the bath at night.
In other words, not pointless, but rarely gets to the bottom of things!
In my opinion the planning laws need a very large overhaul in favor of saving the hidden treasures of our country.
To start with I'd make it compulsary to have either insurance for all developers to cover any unforseen archaeology that may be found.
Secondly I'd dare to suggest a tariff be made against all new developments on a sliding scale(a type of stamp duty percentage) that would be cheaper to the small development and obviously costing more for the larger one's. Having an archaeologist popping in for a day is about as useful as a 'cat flap' in an elephant house.
Evil to him who thinks evil.
In other words, not pointless, but rarely gets to the bottom of things!
In my opinion the planning laws need a very large overhaul in favor of saving the hidden treasures of our country.
To start with I'd make it compulsary to have either insurance for all developers to cover any unforseen archaeology that may be found.
Secondly I'd dare to suggest a tariff be made against all new developments on a sliding scale(a type of stamp duty percentage) that would be cheaper to the small development and obviously costing more for the larger one's. Having an archaeologist popping in for a day is about as useful as a 'cat flap' in an elephant house.
Evil to him who thinks evil.