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Representation ID: 679

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Suffolk County Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The County Council encourages applicants to contact the archaeological service in advance of seeking planning permission, to discuss assessment and recording requirements. This simplifies the application process and reduces the risk of underground heritage assets presenting an obstacle to delivery. The policies maps both include an Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI). AAI designations can be helpful in identifying to developers those areas which have a greater than normal chance of revealing significant archaeological remains. However, the document is not clear how the AAI is to be used, therefore a policy is needed within the next iteration of the plan.