Paragraph 20 Onshore archaeology

No stage of the onshore transmission works may commence until a written scheme of archaeological investigation (which must accord with the outline onshore written scheme of investigation for archaeological works and is informed by the archaeological investigations referred to in sub-paragraph (2)) for that stage has been submitted to and approved by Lincolnshire County Council in consultation with the relevant planning authority and Historic England.

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

All archaeological investigations (other than archaeological investigations carried out as part of onshore 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).

In the event that archaeological site investigation is required, 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.