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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/24/00147/DOC

Conditions or Reasons:

6) Part A: No development shall take place until a written scheme of archaeological resource management (SARM), has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The SARM shall include the following components:

method statements for the intrusive archaeological trial trench evaluation of parts of the site which were not previously evaluated
method statements for the investigation of archaeological remains present at the site
method statements for the preservation in situ of any archaeological remains that cannot be fully investigated (if appropriate)
a strategy for a programme of community engagement
an outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis and publication, including details of the timetable for each stage of the post-excavation works

Part B: The said development shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved SARM and this condition shall only be fully discharged when:

it has been confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority that all elements of the archaeological fieldwork have been completed
a Post Excavation Assessment report and an Updated Project Design or a final archaeological report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall be done within twelve months of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority
the post-excavation analysis as specified in the approved Updated Project Design (if a UPD is prepared); the preparation of the site archive ready for deposition at a store approved by the Local Planning Authority; the preparation of an archive report and the submission of a publication report have all been completed. This shall be done within two years of the conclusion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority

Reason: In accordance with Section 16 NPPF.

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