Archaeological desk-
However, just to be clear immediately, when an archaeological desk-based assessment is listed in the standard pre-application responses provided by the Local Authority it pays to check directly with the relevant archaeology section within the Local Authority. In many cases they aren’t consulted and the assessment is added as essentially a ‘tick box’. As well as this, in some areas (especially where there is suspected or known archaeology and nearby development has already taken place) there may be a pre-existing assessment already produced (as the assessments should cover a wide area to allow for historical and archaeological context), meaning that even if its on your pre-app check list, it may not actually be required.
Vindomora Solutions Ltd offer a full assessment service, including the usage of licenced Ordnance Survey mapping, LIDAR analysis and Google Earth Pro. We can undertake the historical research, map regressions and produce your report on short notice, with professional results that will satisfy your planning or pre-
The aim of a desk-
We produce desk-
Note: Despite the title of the service, a desk-based assessment requires a site visit and also visits to historic document archives local to the site being assessed. As such we do not undertake DBAs outside of the north of England and Scottish Borders, as the client would be better served financially to use a company local to the development.
See Section 16 for archaeology and heritage
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