10th February 2005, 03:37 AM
Interesting Geofizz....
As a curator I have the power of the Development Control Officer and behind them the Enforcement Officer. Although (as I am sure you know I/we have no direct statutory powers.. there is the matter of teh Planning Condition.. now this does have statutory power. If anyone refused me entry to a site... I just pick up my phone and talk direct to my council enforcment and bingo... I have even closed down an site that would lose 1000s a day... and held the planning conditions out as why... non complience with Para 3 .. archaeology...blah blah ..... fulfilled to ....blah blah... curator ... blah blah.
What is needed I feel is more contact with teh RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) to inform the Planning Officers what archaeology is about so that they reinforce it when called on. I have agood repore with mine an they will back me if I am able to back it up.
Tough Curators need tough Planners
As a curator I have the power of the Development Control Officer and behind them the Enforcement Officer. Although (as I am sure you know I/we have no direct statutory powers.. there is the matter of teh Planning Condition.. now this does have statutory power. If anyone refused me entry to a site... I just pick up my phone and talk direct to my council enforcment and bingo... I have even closed down an site that would lose 1000s a day... and held the planning conditions out as why... non complience with Para 3 .. archaeology...blah blah ..... fulfilled to ....blah blah... curator ... blah blah.
What is needed I feel is more contact with teh RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) to inform the Planning Officers what archaeology is about so that they reinforce it when called on. I have agood repore with mine an they will back me if I am able to back it up.
Tough Curators need tough Planners