Providing specialist archaeological and environmental consultancy, particularly for projects that need to satisfy planning requirements before development.
Regarding consulting and pre-planning, we offer:
- Pre-planning advice – helping developers, planning consultants, archaeologists, and local authorities understand what archaeological or environmental investigations are likely to be required before a planning application is approved, in accordance with [legislation things].
- Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) – preparing project design or WSI documents required by Local Planning Authorities, setting out:
- archaeological and environmental objectives,
- methods that will be used,
- sampling strategies,
- laboratory analysis,
- how the work will meet relevant standards (such as those of Historic England).
- Consultancy throughout the planning process – involvement from initial project setup through fieldwork, analysis, reporting and publication, working with developers, archaeological contractors, consultancies and government organisations.
These services are relevant where planning conditions require evidence about:
- buried archaeology,
- geoarchaeology,
- palaeoenvironmental remains,
- sediment analysis,
- radiocarbon dating and other dating techniques,
- environmental impacts on archaeological deposits.