PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage·Page 18·3.11
Early engagement with archaeology in development process
Developers should consider archaeological implications from the start of development control and discuss proposals with the Department early. Early consultation allows potential conflicts to be avoided or reduced before detailed designs and financing are arranged.
Prospective developers need to take into account archaeological considerations and should deal with them from the beginning of the development control process. The needs of archaeology and development can often be reconciled, and potential conflict avoided or much reduced, if developers discuss their proposals with the Department at an early stage. Flexibility is much more difficult and expensive to achieve once detailed designs have been drawn up and finance arranged.
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