12th March 2007, 11:38 PM
I think you have a good point troll...the main gap that I saw amongst the grand aspirations was a lack of detail or commitment to proper funding to implement all of this.
Obviously if there is increased funding and a more consistent set of fieldwork standards and planning procedures relating to heritage and archaeology to apply which are more transparent to all involved, then curators will have an easier time enforcing them as they will have more time to do it, and an easier time justifying it to developers and the council who will (according to the document) be obliged to consider it more seriously. This would in turn prevent the few pulling down prices by counting on doing very little with no fear of consequences; in which case this is great!
But if there is no extra money then I don't see how councils will be compelled to make meaningful changes the status quo...
. We'll have to wait and see I suppose....
Obviously if there is increased funding and a more consistent set of fieldwork standards and planning procedures relating to heritage and archaeology to apply which are more transparent to all involved, then curators will have an easier time enforcing them as they will have more time to do it, and an easier time justifying it to developers and the council who will (according to the document) be obliged to consider it more seriously. This would in turn prevent the few pulling down prices by counting on doing very little with no fear of consequences; in which case this is great!
But if there is no extra money then I don't see how councils will be compelled to make meaningful changes the status quo...
. We'll have to wait and see I suppose....