Paragraph 17 Onshore archaeologyI1

No stage of the connection works or Work No. 5 may commence until a written scheme of archaeological investigation (which must accord with the outline written scheme of investigation for onshore archaeology) for that stage of the connection works or Work No. 5 has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Historic England.

Archaeological investigations carried out as part of onshore site preparation works must only take place in accordance with a specific written scheme of investigation (which must accord with the outline written scheme of investigation for onshore archaeology) which has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Historic England.

All archaeological investigations (other than archaeological investigations carried out as part of onshore site preparation works referred to in sub-paragraph (2)) must be carried out in accordance with the written scheme of archaeological investigation approved under sub-paragraph (1).

The archaeological site investigations and post investigation assessment must be completed in accordance with the programme set out in the written scheme of archaeological investigation and provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition.