Policy information sourced from the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan

DM 6 Historic Environment Assessment

Proposals for minerals and waste development that are likely to affect important heritage assets will only be granted planning permission following:

  1. preliminary historic environment assessment, including field archaeological investigation where appropriate, to determine the nature and significance of the heritage assets
  2. appropriate provision has been secured for preservation in situ, and/or archaeological excavation and recording and/or other historic environment recording as appropriate, including post-excavation analysis and reporting, archive deposition and access, and interpretation of the results for the local community, in accordance with the significance of the finds
  3. agreement of mitigation of the impacts on the significance of the heritage assets, including their fabric, their setting, their amenity value and arrangements for reinstatement

For more information please see the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan