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  • Changes to Planning Legislation and The Historic Environment - As RESCUE members will be aware, during 2009, the Government launched a draft of its proposed changes to the archaeology and listed buildings’ planning policies documents. Currently, these are dealt with separately by Planning Policy Guidance Notes 16 and 15 respectively. The Government consultation draft proposed...
  • Stonehenge Update (January 2010) - The planning application for a new Stonehenge visitor centre and associated works was considered by Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday 20 January. http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/planning/development-control/planning-applications/2009/1527/application-documentation.htm In summary, the scheme proposals are for closure of the A344/A303 junction at Stonehenge Bottom and greening of the A344 up to the Henge; removal of parking...
  • Save Colchester Circus: Rescue backs the campaign - Destination Colchester and Colchester Archaeology Trust are together trying to raise funds to buy the Sergeants’ Mess building and garden of Abbey Fields from developers Taylor Wimpey to save a unique site from redevelopment and help preserve Colchester’s town’s unique heritage. Deadline now February 2010 The Appeal has had the...
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  • Stonehenge Update (January 2010) - The planning application for a new Stonehenge visitor centre and associated works was considered by Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday 20 January. http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/planning/development-control/planning-applications/2009/1527/application-documentation.htm In summary, the scheme proposals are for closure of the A344/A303 junction at Stonehenge Bottom and greening of the A344 up to the Henge; removal of parking and other facilities from the present location to Airman’s Corner, at the junction of the A344 with the A360 on the western edge of the...
  • Save Colchester Circus: Rescue backs the campaign - Destination Colchester and Colchester Archaeology Trust are together trying to raise funds to buy the Sergeants’ Mess building and garden of Abbey Fields from developers Taylor Wimpey to save a unique site from redevelopment and help preserve Colchester’s town’s unique heritage. Deadline now February 2010 The Appeal has had the deadline to raise enough money to buy the land containing the 8 starting gates of Britain’s only known Roman chariot racing circus extended, from the...
  • Rescue adds its voice to concern over damaging Olympic proposals for Greenwich Park - Rescue is backing a campaign led by NOGOE - No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events to ensure that The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) fully considers the archaeological implications of the planned Olympic Equestrian events in Greenwich Park. Greenwich Park is an area of intense archaeological interest, within the World Heritage Site.

    A Roman temple complex was discovered in 1902 on a mound in the Park by the then...
  • PPS Alert - The Consultation period for a new Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 15: Planning for the Historic Environment ended on the 31st October. Rescue responded, together with an array of institutions with interests in the future  of British Archaeology. We have tried to collate below as many links as possible to relevant responses. However, please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like a link to your response to be added. These links open in a new...
  • Heritage Bill Dead? - The Queen's Speech, setting out the Government's legislative programme for the forthcoming year, has once again failed to include provisions to enact the much delayed Heritage Bill. There was little prior expectation this time around of the Bill appearing however, with very few within the heritage profession still clinging to the suggestion that this ill-fated piece of legislation might ever see the light of day. With the November 2009 publication of a new policy statement...

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