Brian Durham (Oxford City Council) gave a paper at the recent PARIS
conference on a similar subject. He discussed specific projects in
Oxford where PARIS was overruled by statute. PPG23 is informative, the
Water Act 1989 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 are the
relevant instruments.
Andy Hutcheson, Norfolk Landscape Archaeology
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From: Iles Peter [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 31 October 2001 15:26
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Subject: Contaminated Land - Archaeological Sites
Following recent discussions with three separate local authorities it
appears that there are some 'new' contaminated land regulations either
in force or about to come into force. These regulations would appear to
make a fundamental change in the way that the problem is approached.
The local authorities are now expected to actively seek out and identify
sources of contamination and address any impacts that this might be
haiving, rather than waiting for development proposals or complaints to
be received and then checking sites.
This could potentially have a large impact on archaeological sites -
particularly historical industrial sites -which may be identified as
contaminated and 'cleaned up' without necessarily requiring planning
permission. This may result in the destruction of important sites
without record.
I understand that the regulations do make reference to Scheduled Ancient
Monuments, but only as sites that may be affected by contamination
('receptors' I think is the term) rather than as sites which may be a
source of contamination. I believe other archaeological sites are not
mentioned.
The main points of my discussions have been about what digital data I
have in my SMR and what can I let them have to aid their work, with the
implication that they want a full digital SMR for incorporation into
their contaminated land GIS. With the current state of the SMR this is
not really a practical proposition but I am aware that we need some
system of liaison to deal with the inevitable conflicts of interest.
Does anyone know any more about this subject?
Peter Iles, Lancashire SMR
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