22nd October 2008, 02:43 PM
I don't think there is any naivety in there - its a general statement - if a developer has an archaeological consultant then this consultant should be advising assessment - even if this involves ringing up the HER/DC archaeologist and asking for an opinion. I used to get call like this on a regular basis and usually its possible to give a quich steer ofn the proposal - so job done if there is nothing ther and its a small development, move on to full DBA and possibly then to evaluation if its an area with a lot of potential or a huge development (or indeed both).
Uo1, you don't say if the 99% of your clients have already applied for planning permission. If its a pre-application investigation, or pre-determination, then there is unlikely to be a "condition hanging over them". Conditions will be applied at the time of determination of the application. If the pre-application/determination investigations are negative then there may be no need for archaeological conditions - it is however fairly normal for all applications to have one or two standard conditions applied (things like the work having to commence within 3 or 5 years of the determination).
Uo1, you don't say if the 99% of your clients have already applied for planning permission. If its a pre-application investigation, or pre-determination, then there is unlikely to be a "condition hanging over them". Conditions will be applied at the time of determination of the application. If the pre-application/determination investigations are negative then there may be no need for archaeological conditions - it is however fairly normal for all applications to have one or two standard conditions applied (things like the work having to commence within 3 or 5 years of the determination).