9th September 2008, 05:03 PM
I have always taken the test of reasonableness to represent a balance between the impact of the development and likely resource on site. The balance, and recommendations, are a result of weighting these two up. The extreme costs tend to arise for small, urban developments where, frequently, there is not the space for stepped trenching and some method of trench support must be employed.
Considering the many financial obligations on development imposed through legal agreeements even a detailed, lengthy urban excavation represents a very small outlay.
Considering the many financial obligations on development imposed through legal agreeements even a detailed, lengthy urban excavation represents a very small outlay.