Following criticism of the plans the applicants submitted further drainage Drainage: proposals following the formal end of the consultation these acknowledge the plans will – see periodic overspill of water across the Lower Luton Road towards the ford but claim it is at an acceptable level. Archaeology: Material published in early January includes a report from HCC’s own Historic built environment department, which highlights that despite their attempts to provide an acceptable preservation of the archaeological interests found in site investigations (interests that were contrary to expectations of the applicants expressed at their exhibitions), the applicants have twice failed to make adequate plans and have since indicated that they do not wish to discuss the preservation requirements further until a planning determination is made. In essence the Applicants appear to have decided to take a chance on conditions being imposed and that there is a greater chance of further mitigating these into lesser conditions during any development. With many nationally acknowledged experts rating preliminary finds as highly significant, and the discovery or archaeological material in nearly half the trial trenches on the site, the apparently cavalier attitude of the developers is both unacceptable in the context of the Archaeology and the development as a whole. ENDS
Drainage: Following criticism of the plans the applicants submitted further drainage proposals following the formal end of the consultation – these acknowledge the plans will see periodic overspill of water across the Lower Luton Road towards the ford but claim it is at an acceptable level. Archaeology: Material published in early January includes a report from HCC’s own Historic built environment department, which highlights that despite their attempts to provide an acceptable preservation of the archaeological interests found in site investigations (interests that were contrary to expectations of the applicants expressed at their exhibitions), the applicants have twice failed to make adequate plans and have since indicated that they do not wish to discuss the preservation requirements further until a planning determination is made. In essence the Applicants appear to have decided to take a chance on conditions being imposed and that there is a greater chance of further mitigating these into lesser conditions during any development. With many nationally acknowledged experts rating preliminary finds as highly significant, and the discovery or archaeological material in nearly half the trial trenches on the site, the apparently cavalier attitude of the developers is both unacceptable in the context of the Archaeology and the development as a whole. ENDS
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