16th February 2012, 07:33 AM
It is my understanding that the local Sites and Monuments Record/Historic Environment Record office is the council body involved with planning permission, alteration of scheduled sites/listed buildings, and demolition of historic properties. I worked at the Humber Sites and Monuments Record office and they were very good at preserving archaeological sites and fending off angry builders! :p But you will always get rogue people damaging archaeology without asking permission.. another thing I learnt at the SMR! 
I think examples like the one you have given about the Hoffman kiln will become a more common occurrence with the upcoming planning reform Where it will be much easier to build on potentially important heritage sites, and the people trying to preserve archaeology will be outnumbered.
*first post ever!!!*
I think examples like the one you have given about the Hoffman kiln will become a more common occurrence with the upcoming planning reform
Where it will be much easier to build on potentially important heritage sites, and the people trying to preserve archaeology will be outnumbered.*first post ever!!!*