6th December 2011, 01:58 PM
Have to agree with Dino here (even though it hurts to:face-stir
. Having been involved in consultancy from both sides and being on the sharp end of other consultants messes.......Consultants are not independent and although those of us with a conscience try to ensure that the job gets done, its the county archaeologists who provide the ONLY enforcement. If the client doesn't want to do what their consultant suggests, they wont do it. Simple as that.
Have also come across large construction companies forming their own consultants/ companies who do as they are told and/or produce a list of some sites from the HER and pass it off as a DBA that, of course, claims that there is no archaeology and hence no preliminary works are needed.
Its the county archaeologist that knocks these back...........not the consultants.
. Having been involved in consultancy from both sides and being on the sharp end of other consultants messes.......Consultants are not independent and although those of us with a conscience try to ensure that the job gets done, its the county archaeologists who provide the ONLY enforcement. If the client doesn't want to do what their consultant suggests, they wont do it. Simple as that.Have also come across large construction companies forming their own consultants/ companies who do as they are told and/or produce a list of some sites from the HER and pass it off as a DBA that, of course, claims that there is no archaeology and hence no preliminary works are needed.
Its the county archaeologist that knocks these back...........not the consultants.