In 2010 Planning Policy Statement 5 (PPS 5) set out the Government’s planning policies on the conservation of the historic environment. Although PPS 5 was superceded by the NPPF in 2012, the PPS 5 Practice Guide is still in operation and it identifies the elements of the historic environment that are worthy of consideration (called "heritage assets") which includes buildings, parks and gardens, standing, buried and submerged remains, areas, sites and landscapes, whether designated or not and whether or not capable of designation.
The NPPF identifies that the effect of development proposals on the significance of Heritage Assets or its setting is a material consideration in determining the application.
The PPS 5 Practice Guide states that it is the developer’s responsibility to provide pre-consultation archaeological information to the planning authority.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Development Control process, for all sites with the potential to include Heritage Assets, requires developers to submit an appropriate desk-based assessment and, where desk-based research is insufficient to properly assess the interest, a field evaluation (Policy HE6). The impact of any planning proposal on the known and unknown Heritage Assets must be identified before any mitigations solutions can be devised.
Developers must provide the desk-based assessment and field evaluation results which evidence the locations of known and unknown Heritage Assets and assess the impact of the proposed development on them at the Pre-application stage of the planning process. Developers may incur additional costs and time requirements if unknown Heritage Assets are uncovered on a development site which is called Heritage Risk.
Past Wight provides a pro-active professional archaeological advice service to limit Heritage Risk:
Pre-application:
The NPPF identifies that the effect of development proposals on the significance of Heritage Assets or its setting is a material consideration in determining the application.
The PPS 5 Practice Guide states that it is the developer’s responsibility to provide pre-consultation archaeological information to the planning authority.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Development Control process, for all sites with the potential to include Heritage Assets, requires developers to submit an appropriate desk-based assessment and, where desk-based research is insufficient to properly assess the interest, a field evaluation (Policy HE6). The impact of any planning proposal on the known and unknown Heritage Assets must be identified before any mitigations solutions can be devised.
Developers must provide the desk-based assessment and field evaluation results which evidence the locations of known and unknown Heritage Assets and assess the impact of the proposed development on them at the Pre-application stage of the planning process. Developers may incur additional costs and time requirements if unknown Heritage Assets are uncovered on a development site which is called Heritage Risk.
Past Wight provides a pro-active professional archaeological advice service to limit Heritage Risk:
Pre-application:
- Thorough Desk Based Assessments,
- Initial rapid land and options appraisals and Site Acquisition Feasibility Report (SAF),
- Input into Heritage Statements,
- Environmental Impact Assessments (SEA), Heritage strategies, Historic Environment Audits, conservation management plans,
- Archaeological Evaluation fieldwork management through a process of competitive tendering and liaison with the planning authority we ensure that the client is provided with the best and most cost-effective option,
- Archaeological Excavation fieldwork management,
- Delivery of Archaeological Watching Briefs and Site Monitoring,
- Publication and Heritage Site Interpretation works