16th February 2007, 02:46 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by troll
Agree entirely sir.Unfortunately, in a commercial environment, members of the public don`t gain access to that level of detail.Neither, ironically, do a percentage of professional archaeologists in the field.
But they can - an Environmental Statement, or DBA for that matter, are submitted as part of a planning application, which makes them publicly accesible by law. We have objectors to various schemes calling up all the time to view such documents. Planning authorities cannot withhold access to this material. And now, when so much of this detail is submitted electronically and put on-line in places like the planning portal, you don't necessarily have to visit the planning departments.
Cheers
ML