26th July 2010, 04:41 PM
risk of stepping into an active flame zone...
No, it would not be fraud. There is no contract between you (the archaeologist) and any future potential purchaser of the land. your contract is likely to contain confidentiality contracts, most people like land surveyors have these. Also, caveat emptor. If you think that it is wrong for a client to decide whether or not to make their information public when there is no planning application, then don't do pre-determination work.
I agree that a 'blank' field is unlikely to be scheduled, the land might well be part of a management scheme, such as Natural England's environemntal stewardship schemes.
No, it would not be fraud. There is no contract between you (the archaeologist) and any future potential purchaser of the land. your contract is likely to contain confidentiality contracts, most people like land surveyors have these. Also, caveat emptor. If you think that it is wrong for a client to decide whether or not to make their information public when there is no planning application, then don't do pre-determination work.
I agree that a 'blank' field is unlikely to be scheduled, the land might well be part of a management scheme, such as Natural England's environemntal stewardship schemes.