Initial Consultation document

Comment

Representation ID: 93211

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

We agree with the conclusion to allocate the area of search, but with the following comments:
J.4 should state that the archaeological assessment should include a desk-based assessment and field evaluation. It should also refer to archaeological remains rather than 'deposits'

Comment

Representation ID: 93212

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

Although the archaeology section mentions the need for archaeological assessment, the initial conclusion does not include a requirement for it. A requirement should be added, to ensure clarity for applicants and consistency with the initial conclusions on other allocations.

Comment

Representation ID: 93213

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

The text needs to flag up that that aircraft crash site is legally protected under Protection of Military Remains Act (1986) to ensure potential applicants are fully informed.

Comment

Representation ID: 93214

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

We agree with the initial conclusion for this site.
MIN 209 (area 1) has been subject to recent field evaluation and NCCES has provided advice to the owner's archaeological consultant on the required mitigation strategy.

Comment

Representation ID: 93215

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

We agree with the initial conclusion for this site, but with the following comments:
There is no mention made of the find of Palaeolithic handaxe on adjacent land. We would like to see the text on archaeology updated as a result of new information. The old Lodge Pit (aka Frimstone's Quarry) located c.500 m north of MIN 204 has yielded significant assemblages of quartzite as well as flint palaeoliths and has been subject to recent study for evidence of a Middle Pleistocene Stage 6 glaciation. Interpretation of the lithic assemblages and geology at Feltwell are relevant to current archaeological debate relating to pre-Anglian human occupation of Britain. It is highly likely that similar deposits will be present at MIN 204, which means that archaeological assessments must consider the impact of any planning application on Palaeolithic/Pleistocene exposures. If planning permission were to be granted mitigation would likely include monitoring of spoil heaps for artefacts in addition to any pre-application archaeological surveys and trial trenching.

Comment

Representation ID: 93216

Received: 16/08/2018

Respondent: Norfolk County Council Historic Environment Service

We do not consider that the proximity of the Scheduled Monument makes this site unsuitable for allocation. We are aware that Historic England previously objected to the allocation of this site on the grounds of harm to the setting of the Scheduled Monument. NCCES recommend that a desk-based assessment and field survey should take place to inform any planning application.