20th August 2013, 01:40 PM
ecmgardner Wrote:Is that a fine of £1000? The post-ex budget is surely going to be much, much more than that? It's hardly a deterrent, and if I was a hard-nosed business woman rather than an archaeologist I'd take the prosecution and fine as it's cheaper than discharging the condition!
I understand that the fine for non-compliance has to be paid and then the condition still has to be complied with as well. An unscrupulous developer near here asked the same question, obviously with the intent of just paying the cheaper fine, but was told this would be in addition to post-ex costs