8th April 2010, 11:25 PM
The only legal protection an archaeological resource receives if it is not scheduled, is that which is granted through the planning process; that is, after a condition is placed on the development. Therefore I don't think that you could be prosecuted for digging up archaeology unless the activity you were digging it up for violated planning law (i.e. it turns out that the archaeological work was enabling work for a development that requires planning permission) in which case you aren't being prosecuted for destroying archaeology, but for thumbing your nose at the planning process.
I have not yet read the PPS statements in detail (it is on my task list for next week - and has been for many weeks!), it will be interesting to see if it materially changes any of this....
I have not yet read the PPS statements in detail (it is on my task list for next week - and has been for many weeks!), it will be interesting to see if it materially changes any of this....
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