20th March 2006, 04:07 PM
My understanding of the planning gain is that developers would have to pay a contribution to local councils when they gain planning permission for a site as this increases the value of the land or building from its previous state. The money received from this contribution or tax however it is to be decided would then be invested in the planning section of the local council. Whether their advisors would see any of this is another matter. As always archaeology is only one of many advisors calling on this pot of cash.