26th May 2005, 04:35 PM
At the risk of arguing with another curator, never a good move, could I point out that the purpose of an evaluation is so that an informed planning decision can be made not an archaeological decision.
ie will the application be refused
or will it be conditioned or not.
Why there is no archaeological present is in many repsect irrelevant.
I accept that negative evaluations can provide useful data in a broader scale but that is not there purpose. The issue therefore is can a developer be expected to pay for this extra work not required for a planning decision to be made.
Peter
(Who knows that most curators will disagree with me!)
ie will the application be refused
or will it be conditioned or not.
Why there is no archaeological present is in many repsect irrelevant.
I accept that negative evaluations can provide useful data in a broader scale but that is not there purpose. The issue therefore is can a developer be expected to pay for this extra work not required for a planning decision to be made.
Peter
(Who knows that most curators will disagree with me!)