6th January 2011, 05:32 PM
Drunky Wrote:How come archaeological work was done on some sites and not on others....
I can't comment on the specific circumstances but I would imagine that the county archaeologist/local archaeology society negotiated access to one site but were either refused (or couldn't be bothered!!) to press for access to the other. Then as now, apart from scheduled sites, it all came down to the local curator, (which prior to PPG16 was normally just the local archaeology officer) and their ability to use the planning system in favour of archaeological intervention.
I remember sometimes being granted access to sites but without the developer making any financial contribution. Which at the end of the day rather limited the scale of work you were able to carry-out. PPG 16 underwrote the principal that developers could be asked to pay for archaeological work or at least their planning permission could contain a condition to that end.
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