10th June 2015, 06:24 PM
Rubarb, they have put evaluation in this "publication" to make all the rest of the advice appear as if it's archaeology rather than public service jobs worth. All it's saying to local authority whatso's is make up as much rubbish as you can like "heritage receptors" or heritage statement and find places to say significant without any evidence but all leading up to the supposed threat that there might actually be a field archaeologist involved. I don't see in what way it is relevant to me or any developer. Nppf para 128 says that the assets have to be considered for the decision making process. At the end of the day that's a case officer or a planning committee. In some cases it might be an inspector. It's got nothing to do with a "planning" advisor". My advice to all field archaeologists is to ignor them and deal directly with the planning authority. What this document wants to happen is for the whole process to go post application and hide in a "written scheme of works".
.....nature was dead and the past does not exist