19th November 2014, 02:44 PM
The future of enforcement doesn't look good.......with a new round of cuts on the way........public/political opinion more obsessed with immigration and EU membership.....will the county mounties survive?
Satan help us all if heritage management falls to the hands of the planning officers.
Heard of a project a while ago being screwed by such a bod removing the archaeological condition on the planning permission during an amendment as he/she thought it was 'all in hand.' The client then promptly destroyed the remaining archaeology when no one was looking as was their legal right..........(NB details changed to protect the innocent)
Without the experience of the senior/experienced county mounties it is so easy to get out of doing any archaeology during a construction scheme its just not funny.
Satan help us all if heritage management falls to the hands of the planning officers.
Heard of a project a while ago being screwed by such a bod removing the archaeological condition on the planning permission during an amendment as he/she thought it was 'all in hand.' The client then promptly destroyed the remaining archaeology when no one was looking as was their legal right..........(NB details changed to protect the innocent)
Without the experience of the senior/experienced county mounties it is so easy to get out of doing any archaeology during a construction scheme its just not funny.