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Object

Representation ID: 5282

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: New Anglia LEP for Norfolk and Suffolk

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The County Council understands the role of the Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) to be descriptive; i.e. alerting developers to areas where the high potential for significant archaeological assets may necessitate detailed archaeological investigation as part of the development process. At present, DM8 applies differing investigation procedures for inside and outside the AAI. Whilst the County Council supports a more stringent pre-determination investigation requirement within the AAI, the reference to applying archaeological monitoring conditions as standard is not appropriate given the significance of the Historic Environment Record in this part of Ipswich.