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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/24/00582/DOC

Conditions or Reasons:

4) Part A: No development shall take place until a written scheme of archaeological investigation for an open area excavation, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The written scheme of investigation shall include the following components:

i) A method statement for the investigation of any archaeological remains present at the site;
ii) A strategy for a programme of community engagement that includes the provision of a site open day;
iii) A outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis and publication

Part B: The said development shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved archaeological scheme and this condition shall only be fully discharged when the following components have been completed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority:

iv) The completion of all elements of the archaeological fieldwork, which shall be monitored by the Archaeological Advisors to the Local Planning Authority;
v) The completion of the programme of community engagement, which shall be monitored by the Archaeological Advisors to the Local Planning Authority;
vi) The submission within twelve months of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork (unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority) of a Post Excavation Assessment and an Updated Project Design, which shall be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority;
vii) The completion within three years of the conclusion of the archaeological fieldwork (unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority) of the post-excavation analysis as specified in the approved Updated Project Design; preparation of site archive ready for deposition at a store approved by the Local Planning Authority, completion of an archive report, and submission of a publication report

Reason: The details are required before commencement of development in accordance with paragraph 141 of the NPPF to record and advance the understanding of the significance of the heritage assets with archaeological interest which will be unavoidably affected as a consequence of the development and to make the record of this work publicly available.

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