7th May 2010, 11:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 7th May 2010, 11:05 AM by destroyingangel.)
The Green Party has been pro-archaeology for some time... from 1996 (maybe its changed since then, but on the whole at least they have a positive view)
Record on Policy Statements
Countryside
Archaeology
(Originally passed – October 1996)
The Green Party already has some partial policy on archaeology (C523, C530 MfSS), Historic Buildings (LP700-1 MfSS), and ancient forests (C542 MfSS). However, archaeologists are concerned with more than just archaeological sites and historic buildings. They are increasingly concerned with archaeological landscapes, and problems with developer driven archaeology.
Policy Statement
The Green Party is committed to:-
1) The integration of archaeological concerns into all aspects of land use and development strategies
2) A review of Planning Policy Guidance 16 (PPG16*) with a view to strengthening the obligation of developers to provide adequate resources for archaeological investigation and conservation, whilst allowing
archaeological concerns to be paramount in deciding how to achieve this.
3) A review of scheduled monuments legislation with a view to strengthening the protection it affords to sites and monuments
4) A tightening of the law regarding the misuse of metal detectors on archaeological sites
5) To promote the teaching of archaeology at all levels if education, to raise awareness of archaeology’s relevance to landscape, social, economic and other issues.
6) To continue, and expand, the resources available for archaeological research, conservation and management
7) To review the legal framework regarding maritime wrecks with a view to affording better protection to these sites
* PPG16 – government guidance to planners recommending that they consider archaeology as part of the planning process, and that developers fund this. Is weak in getting this enacted, and has the problem that developers’ objectives take precedence over archaeological ones.
Record on Policy Statements
Countryside
Archaeology
(Originally passed – October 1996)
The Green Party already has some partial policy on archaeology (C523, C530 MfSS), Historic Buildings (LP700-1 MfSS), and ancient forests (C542 MfSS). However, archaeologists are concerned with more than just archaeological sites and historic buildings. They are increasingly concerned with archaeological landscapes, and problems with developer driven archaeology.
Policy Statement
The Green Party is committed to:-
1) The integration of archaeological concerns into all aspects of land use and development strategies
2) A review of Planning Policy Guidance 16 (PPG16*) with a view to strengthening the obligation of developers to provide adequate resources for archaeological investigation and conservation, whilst allowing
archaeological concerns to be paramount in deciding how to achieve this.
3) A review of scheduled monuments legislation with a view to strengthening the protection it affords to sites and monuments
4) A tightening of the law regarding the misuse of metal detectors on archaeological sites
5) To promote the teaching of archaeology at all levels if education, to raise awareness of archaeology’s relevance to landscape, social, economic and other issues.
6) To continue, and expand, the resources available for archaeological research, conservation and management
7) To review the legal framework regarding maritime wrecks with a view to affording better protection to these sites
* PPG16 – government guidance to planners recommending that they consider archaeology as part of the planning process, and that developers fund this. Is weak in getting this enacted, and has the problem that developers’ objectives take precedence over archaeological ones.