14th February 2007, 01:51 PM
Merc
I think that I would probably have to agree that it sounds a bit odd to have a site where a developer is paying for archaeological work to be undertaken as part of the planning consent regime, and yet for people working on the excavation having to pay to be trained.
I have never really considered setting up something in this way, and it may actually be possible to structure the proposal in such a way that everyone seems to be benefitting - but the initial response is to be suspicious that some form of subsidy is creeping in.
Beamo
I think that I would probably have to agree that it sounds a bit odd to have a site where a developer is paying for archaeological work to be undertaken as part of the planning consent regime, and yet for people working on the excavation having to pay to be trained.
I have never really considered setting up something in this way, and it may actually be possible to structure the proposal in such a way that everyone seems to be benefitting - but the initial response is to be suspicious that some form of subsidy is creeping in.
Beamo