13th February 2007, 02:45 PM
Of course, if the problem was only recognised during the mitigation excavations, it is likely that the Compulsory Purchase Orders were already in effect. This would probably have made relocation at that late stage virtually impossible, and the only available solution would be 'preservation by record' (a horrible euphimism).
I have dealt with a case on a road scheme where nationally important remains were unexpectedly found during mitigation works (despite previous evaluation by both geophys and two phases of trial trenching). We did call in both the local curator and EH, both of whom said that they would have asked for the route to change if the stuff had been found earlier - but did not ask for it at that stage. Instead, we substantially beefed up the mitigation excavation.
1man1desk
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I have dealt with a case on a road scheme where nationally important remains were unexpectedly found during mitigation works (despite previous evaluation by both geophys and two phases of trial trenching). We did call in both the local curator and EH, both of whom said that they would have asked for the route to change if the stuff had been found earlier - but did not ask for it at that stage. Instead, we substantially beefed up the mitigation excavation.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished