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Archaeological remains

Sites where archaeological remains are discovered, and require conservation

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Archaeological remains' data?

    Identified as a potentially high value consideration with possible national data already available

  • What is the driver for the request?

    Other

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

    • Modern planning software
    • Faster local plans

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  • What is the 'Archaeological remains' consideration?

    Sites where archaeological remains are discovered, and require conservation.

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Archaeological remains'?

    No

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Archaeological remains'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

    • Historic England

  • Is the Archaeological remains a trigger?

    Yes

    • What needs to be done because Archaeological remains has acted as the trigger?

      An archaeological assessment, an archaeological planning condition

  • Is the Archaeological remains something to consult during plan making?

    Yes

    • Provide information about when Archaeological remains is used during plan making

      When plan-making, planning officers will consult archaeological advisers on the plan’s spatial policies to developing a suitably robust underlying evidence base.

  • Is there any Archaeological remains data already available?

    Yes

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

    Probably, but we need to identify who.

  • Will a data standard be required?

    No

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Archaeological remains?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Archaeological remains?

    Historic England

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Archaeological remains? How do we expect them to use Archaeological remains?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

    When plan-making, planning officers will consult archaeological advisers on the plan’s spatial policies to developing a suitably robust underlying evidence base.

    When dealing with planning applications, planning officers: a. agree and implement a consultation procedure with their archaeological advisers; b. validate the application, ensuring that it meets the local authority’s local requirements; c. consult Historic England when required and other interested parties as appropriate; d. ensure sufficient information is available to make an informed planning decision, which takes account of expert archaeological advice and information in preparing decision reports and conditions, and seeks to reach a view that balances a range of factors and is informed by the proposal’s potential impacts (positive, negative or neutral); e. take advice from archaeological advisers before discharging conditions; and f. take action if conditions are not being complied with.

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Archaeological remains data?

  • What are some potential uses of Archaeological remains data?

  • What's the value of adding Archaeological remains data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Archaeological remains data available?

1 update

  • Kieran Wint (02 August 2024)

    Data that could be used can be found through the Archaeology Data Service or the Historic England archive, but they are not packaged into datasets, so further research needs to be completed on how we might gather the right data for the purposes of covering archaeological remains.

    A clearer definition of archaeological remains might also be necessary to investigate the data in question further.

Last updated: 2024-08-09 00:00:00