24th February 2006, 01:33 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by sniper
Councillor Barker said that, as far as the City Council was concerned, planning permission was granted with archaeological conditions attached. There was an obligation in the development agreement not to dispose of any important archaeological finds.
"No one could have anticipated finding a stone of such significance," says Councillor Barker, "but it was known that this could be an important archaeological site.
" Planning permission was only granted on condition that a proper archaeological investigation was carried out. The costs of this should have been built into the development, so its more than a little opportunistic to seek to recover them just because something really important has been found."
"I will certainly be asking officers of the City and the County Councils to do all they can to enforce the obligations attached to the planning consent."
Do councils still have enforcement officers to see that planning conditions are met? They did in Harrogate District not many years ago.
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