Policy information sourced from the Guildford Local Plan: Develpment Managment Policies
D21 Scheduled Monuments
Development proposals are required to conserve and enhance those elements which contribute to the significance of a Scheduled Monument including setting, with a presumption in favour of preservation in situ. Where harm to/loss of significance is identified this will be considered against Policy D18(3): Designated Heritage Assets. Development proposals that adversely affect the physical survival, setting or historical or architectural significance will be refused.
Where development proposals are likely to affect the significance of a Scheduled Monument, including its setting, a preliminary archaeological desk-based assessment will be required as part of the planning application. The assessment must:
- detail the extent, character and condition of the archaeological resource; and
- assess the significance of the archaeological remains and the likely impact of the development on the archaeological remains.
In cases where the results of any preliminary archaeological desk-based assessment are inconclusive, or where they produce evidence of significant archaeological remains, an archaeological field examination may also be required.
For more information please see the Local Plan