5th January 2007, 02:09 PM
'Charges for monitoring visits and/or pre-application advice have been around for many years.'
I reckon that I have been involved in setting up projects in at least 26 English counties and most of Wales over that last 15 years and have never once been charged for monitoring visits or pre-application advice, only for access to/provision of SMR data. In this case the charge is for the SMR officer's time , not for the actual data.
A few years ago Wilts CC sent out letters suggesting a charge of £50 per monitoring visit, but there was a bit of an outcry and I am not aware of any invoices ever being sent out. One of the complaints was that this was an indirect fee ultimately paid for by the developer (as the contractor would have to pass it on, with interest), and the developer had already paid a fixed fee to register the application.
At the end of 2006 Kent CC archaeologists held a meeting with contractors/curators and I believe that charging was one of the issues discussed, but as I was not there I cannot comment on the substance of the matter.
Beamo
I reckon that I have been involved in setting up projects in at least 26 English counties and most of Wales over that last 15 years and have never once been charged for monitoring visits or pre-application advice, only for access to/provision of SMR data. In this case the charge is for the SMR officer's time , not for the actual data.
A few years ago Wilts CC sent out letters suggesting a charge of £50 per monitoring visit, but there was a bit of an outcry and I am not aware of any invoices ever being sent out. One of the complaints was that this was an indirect fee ultimately paid for by the developer (as the contractor would have to pass it on, with interest), and the developer had already paid a fixed fee to register the application.
At the end of 2006 Kent CC archaeologists held a meeting with contractors/curators and I believe that charging was one of the issues discussed, but as I was not there I cannot comment on the substance of the matter.
Beamo