PPG 16

Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning commonly abbreviated as PPG 16, was a document produced by the UK Government to advise local planning authorities in England and Wales on the treatment of archaeology within the planning process.

Background

Unexpectedly, in 1989, Shakespeare's The Rose was found on a development site in London. This incident led to the publication of the guidance.

Publication

The guidance was issued in November 1990.

Content

The guidance identified archaeological remains as a "finite and non-renewable resource." The guidance stated that local authorities were not allowed to make agreements trading funding for archaeological investigations against obtaining planning permission in the future.

Replacement

On 23 March 2010 the Government published 'Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning and the Historic Environment' replacing and cancelling PPG16 and PPG15 which had dealt with the rest of the historic environment.

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Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Roger (18 January 2021). "Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Evolution of Development-Led Archaeology in England". Historic England. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Darvill, Timothy; Barrass, Kerry; Constant, Vanessa; Milner, Ehren; Russell, Bronwen (31 December 2018). "The PPG16 Era". Archaeology in the PPG16 Era: Investigations in England 1990–2010. Oxbow Books. doi:10.2307/j.ctv2p7j5pb. ISBN 978-1-78925-552-2.
  3. ↑ Morel, Hana (3 April 2019). "Policy and Practice of London's Historic Environment". The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice. 10 (2): 152–177. doi:10.1080/17567505.2019.1574098. ISSN 1756-7505.
  4. ↑ Mclean, Simon (December 2010). "Will new planning policy guidance reduce the potential for conflict in the conservation of different elements of the UK's heritage". Journal of Building Appraisal. 6 (2): 95–97. doi:10.1057/jba.2010.16. ISSN 1744-9545.
  5. ↑ Aldsworth, Fred (October 2011). "Planning Policy Statement 5 and the National Historic Fleet: The Case for the Paddle Steamer Ryde". The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice. 2 (2): 134–143. doi:10.1179/175675011X13122044136514. ISSN 1756-7505.