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Drawings and handwriting read poorly. ===== page 1 of 43 ===== GLAMORGAN GWENT Our Ref: $387/CH/BR a ARCHAEOLOGICA Your Ref: 92/00671/Res TRU eT ; Date: 15th December 1993 Be, Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY CF6 6RU Tel: (0792) 655208 FOR THE URGENT ATTENTION OF MR_T DUNNON Fax: (0792) 474469 Dear Sir, Re: Great House Farm, Llandough With regards to the above development, I have today received from Ideal Homes, a detailed site plan showing the proposed layout of the development, access roads, houses, etc. I have studied the plan most carefully and I am of the opinion that little attempt has been made at the detailed design stage to take account of the known and significant archaeological resource of this site, which was fully demonstrated in the field evalua- tion of 1990. Accordingly, I cannot confirm that the detailed plans, which were submitted to yourselves by Ideal Homes have paid regard to the results and findings of the archaeological investigations, i.e. in the report dated August 1990. Unfortunately, therefore, condition 18 has not been fulfilled and cannot be discharged by your Authority. It is clear that should the development proceed unchecked, significant and rare Early Medieval archaeology, including human skeletal remains (please note the provisions of the Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981) will be needlessly or thoughtlessly destroyed. Accordingly, I recommend that the developer should, as a matter of urgency, now seek professional archaeological advice in order to draw together an archaeological mitigation strategy, which will effectively protect the archaeological resource (either in situ or by record), ensure the fulfillment of planning condition 18 and enable the development to proceed. I will, of course, be pleased to comment on the mitigation strategy on your behalf in due course. If you require any clarification or further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Yours faithfully, Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Male Via Bath Lane, Swansea, : West Glamorgan. SAI 1RD CHARLES HILL PRINCIPAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER (CURATORIAL) Registered Office: as above Registered in Wales No. 1276976 A Company limited by Guarantee without Share Capital Registered Charity No. 505609 ===== page 2 of 43 ===== $387 /CH/PMI 13 December 1993 The Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan County Council Civic Offices Eolton Street Barry South Glamorgan CF6 6RU For the attention of Mr T Dunnon Dear Sir, GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH L have received a communication this morning informing me that development has commenced on this site. As I am not aware that Conditions 16 and 18 imposed by the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council have been fulfilled by the developer, Ideal Homes, or that they have been satisfactorily discharged from these conditions by yourselves, I recommend that urgent consideration is given to this matter and that a Breach of Condition notice is issued immediately on this development to protect the known fragile archaeological resource. I am particularly concerned that Condition 18 has not been met by the developer; this condition requires the formulation of an archaeological mitigation strategy. I enclose for your convenience a list of archaeological contractors who have worked in the region and I would be grateful if you would redirect this to the developer. On the planning side we are fully able to assist you to ensure the successful discharging of your conditions in order to enable the development whilst protecting the cultural heritage resource.- this being done on the understanding it is for this case only. ae C HILL Principal Archaeological Officer (Curatorial) cc Mr R J John, Ideal Homes Enc o_| —— ——___—_—_—— GLAMORGAN GWENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST Tel: (0792) 655208 Fax: (0792) 474469 Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 1RD Registered Office: as above Registered in Wales No 1276976 A Company limited by Guarantee without Share Capital Registered Charity No. 505609 ===== page 3 of 43 ===== GLAMORGAN GWENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTRACTORS Tel: (0792) 655208 This list contains the names and addresses of professional arcs 78g) 474469 cal contractors who have worked in Glamorgan and Gwent, and who have produced two or more reports, on different developments, which have been accepted by the relevant LPA and may be available for this type of roject. Names of other archaeological contractors can he obtained from:- The Institute of Field Archaeologists The Minerals Engineering Building University of Birmingham P.O.Box 363 Birmingham B15 2TT Telephone 021 471 2788 The archaeological contractors on this list are not approved or validat- ed by the Curatorial Section of the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust. It is the responsibility of the body commissioning the report to satisfy themselves of the ability of the archaeological contractor to idertake the necessary work. BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY UNIT (B.U.F-A.U.) THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT TEL: (021) 414 5513 CONTACT NAMES: SIMON BUTEUX (MANAGER) PETER LEACH (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) IAIN FERRIS (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) {eh PLANNING AND Ysid~Avprehouse, 3 DEVELOPHENTRD L£6p/ Swansea, Wot oy Registered in Wales No. 1276976 A Company limited by Guarantee without Share Capital Registered Charity No. 505609 ===== page 4 of 43 ===== Willd Ter: (0792) 655208 BA Dip GS (Har!) MIFA Your ref: & The Glamorgan~Gwent Archaeological Trust Ltd PE LE ccccccddddddddddddedddaeedac aed ii iG Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Morgannwg~ Gwent Cyf Ferryside Warehouse, Chairman of Trustees Robert Trett | Bath Lane, Swansea. BA AMA West Glamorgan. SA11RD Director Gareth Dowdell Yy Our ref: $387/CH/PMJ Date: 27 July 1992 The Chief Planning and Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road Barry South Glamorgan CF6 6RU Dear Sir, GREAT HOUSE FARM, LECKWITH ROAD, LLANDOUGH, PENARTH Thank you for consulting us on this application. We are most grateful for this opportunity to comment. We have checked the area of the proposed development against the County Sites and Monuments Record, which is held and curated by this Trust. From the information available to us we can now advise that the site has already been subject to an archaeological assessment, the results of which have demonstrated that significant archaeological material is known to exist on the site. Brief details of the known archaeological interest of this site are given below. Archaeological Interest An archaeological assessment, ‘Land at Great House Farm, Llandough' (August 1990), in the form of a field evaluation, demonstrated conclusively that significant archaeological deposits exist within the proposed development area, though the potential varies over the site. Deposits of medieval and possibly earlier date have been confirmed, including a quantity of human bone. In general, the archaeological material of highest potential exists in a broad band in the central southern area of the site, adjacent to the Church of St Dochdwy. Recommendation Because of the fact that the proposed development area contains archaeological material of known significance, we would urge most strongly that the applicant should consider mitigatory measures to protect the known archaeological interests. This could include excavation in order to ‘preserve by record’ the archaeological potential. Such work should be carried out in advance of development in the areas of high archaeological sensitivity. This recommendation is made following the guidance of the recently-issued Welsh Office Planning Policy Guidance note (PPG 16), ‘Archaeology and Planning’. continued/ ===== page 5 of 43 ===== Our ref: $387/GD/CH/CS GLAMORGAN 29 April 1994 —TtWeENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST Director of Planning & Environmental Services Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY CF6 6RU F A O MR T DUNNON Tel: (0792) 655208 Fax: (0792) 474469 Dear Sir Re: Great House Farm, Llandough. As discussed over the ‘phone I enclose for your assistance a brief for the on-going work at the above site. The provision of such a brief by your local authority to the developer is perfectly consistent with PPGI6 (Wales), the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, the New Towns Act 1981 and the Housing Act 1988. The brief is also fully in accordance with the Code of Conduct and the Code of Approved Practice for the Regulation of Contractual Arrangements in Field Archaeology, issued by the Institute of Field Archaeology, to which all professional and com- petent archaeological contractors abide. If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to ask. Yo ithfully Si BAe x 1 Gareth Dowdell Director Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Enc Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 1RD ===== page 6 of 43 ===== G HOUSE FARM GI sol (0) BRIE IR CAL VATTI 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 It is the intention of Ideal Homes Ltd to develop Great House Farm, Llandough for residential purposes. In order to protect and preserve the known and significant archaeological remains including Early Medieval burials, The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust recommended that an archaeological mitigation strategy should be devised. this however proved impossible and consequently the need to preserve the archaeologi- cal remains "by record" has become a requirement. This brief has been prepared by the Curatorial Section of the Glamorgan- Gwent Archaeological Trust, the archaeological advisors to Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, to ensure that a suitable programme of ar- chaeological investigation is devised to ensure full archaeological excavation. post-excavation analysis and publication. 2.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST The archaeological importance of the site was outlined in an archaeolo- gical evaluation (GGAT 1990) and has been further highlighted in excava- tion work by Cotswold Archaeological Trust. 3.0 PRESENT USE OF SITE AND AREA OF DETAILED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK The site has been cleared of structures and there are no known re- straints to excavation. The archaeological work will entail the excava- tion of the entire extent of the burial ground and other related fea- tures, within the proposed development area. 4.0 EXECUTION OF WORKS 3.1 The Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council will require that all ar- chaeological work, as is required to preserve the archaeology ‘by record’, will be executed in a proper and professional manner as defined by the Institute of Field Archaeologists Code of Conduct and the Code of Approved Practice for the Regulation in Field Archaeology, also English Heritage’s ‘Management of Archaeology Projects’ (hereafter MAP2) docu- ment. 5.0 THE PROJECT DESIGN 5.1 The archaeological contractor should undertake all the necessary archaeological work in a logical and phased manner. The archaeological contractor must prepare a Project Design on the lines given in MAP2, which should be submitted to LPA for agreement prior to the commencement of the work. 5.2 The Project Design Brief should consist of an Excavation Research Design (Stage 1), a Post-Excavation Assessment Design (Stage 2) and a Post-Excavation Research Design (Stage 3)- The archaeological contrac— tor should prepare the first two of these documents in detail prior to any award of contract and the latter immediately on the completion of the excavation. The Project Design will be accompanied by detailed cost estimates for the excavation stages and outline costs for the post- excavation assessment and research designs. Detailed costs for stages 2 and 3 will be provided immediately on the completion of the preceding excavation stage. ===== page 7 of 43 ===== 6.0 METHODOLOGY 6.1 The archaeological contractor will be required to devise an excava- tion strategy to examine and record the evidence for all human and human derived activity on the site in such a way to give a maximum information return of the cultural heritage resources that are present and will be destroyed by the development. All archaeological material unaffected by the development must remain intact and protected. 6.2 As part of the excavation strategy the archaeological contractor will be expected to devise an appropriate sampling strategy that will allow sufficient information to be extracted about the site, its func- tions, character and date. This will apply to the recovery of artefact- ual, ecofactual and environmental data and, if necessary, to the selec- tion of features for full or partial excavation and recording. 6.3 The archaeological contractor will be expected to excavate fully and record in detail all the significant archaeological deposits. The excavation areas may initially be excavated by machine (using a tooth- less blade) to just above the archaeological horizon. All archaeologi- cal and structural remains will thereafter be excavated by hand to the natural deposits, which must be proven. All areas will be cleaned to an appropriate standard to prove the presence, or absence, of archaeologi- cal features and to determine their significance. 7.0 RECORDING 7.1 All archaeological contexts will be recorded using a continuous numbered context system on pro-forma recording sheets. 7.2 Written, drawn and photographic records (b&w and colour slides) of an appropriate level of detail will be maintained throughout the course of the project. Plans (other than excavation location plans) will be at a minimum scale of 1:20; section drawings will be at a minimum scale of 1:10; photographic records will be at a minimum 35mm format. 7.3 Drawn records will be related to Ordnance Survey datum and published boundaries where appropriate. 7.4 All artifacts recovered during the project will be retained and be related to the contexts from which they derived wherever possible. All typologically distinct and closely datable finds will be recorded three- dimensionally where possible. 7.5 Any human remains that are discovered must be excavated following the procedures outlined in IFA Technical Paper 13 "Excavation and Post- Excavation Treatment of Cremated and Inhumed Human Remains", and must comply with the relevant Home Office regulations. 7.6 All human burials must be accurately planned and/or recorded using photogrametric techniques. 7.7. Any features containing deposits of environmental or technological significance will be sampled. 7.8 The requirements for the conservation of artifacts and samples will be unpredictable until after the completion of the fieldwork. The ar- chaeological contractor will ensure, however, that at least minimum acceptable standards are achieved (the UK Institute of Conservation,s "Guidelines for the Treatment of Finds from Archaeological Sites" should be used as guidance). ===== page 8 of 43 ===== 8.0. MONITORING 8.1 The archaeological advisors to the LPA (the Curatorial Section of the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust) will monitor the work, and it is therefore recommended that the earliest possible notice be given, in writing, before each stage of the work commences. 8.2 The archaeological advisors to the LPA will be responsible for monitoring, to ensure compliance with the brief, until the deposition of the site archive and finds (see 7.9). To facilitate this, the Specifica- tion should include a projected timescale for the work. 8.3 No area will be back-filled until it has been inspected by the LPA’s archaeological advisors, unless written permission is granted in advance. 9.0 REPORTING 9.1 The report should be fully representative of the archaeological information gained from the total excavation. 9.2 The report will contain at least one plan showing the Site Location in respect of the local topography, as well as the position of all excavated areas. 9.3 Where necessary, the report will also contain suitably selected plans and sections of significant archaeological features. 9.4 Pottery will be analysed to the standards outlined in ‘Draft Guide- lines for the Preparation of Pottery Archives’ as prepared by the Study Group for Roman Pottery in consultation with the I.F.A. All other material will be analysed following the advice given the ‘The Institute of Field Archaeologists’: Guidelines for Finds Work’. 9.5 Provision should be made prior to the commencement of the project for the publication of relevant archaeological finds and costs outlined to carry out this work. Detailed costs should be submitted at Stage 3 of the Design Brief. 9.6 The completed project archive will be prepared in accordance with the guidelines outlined in Appendix 3 of ‘Management of Archaeological Projects’ (i.e. MAP2, after English Heritage, 1991). 9.7 An interim report of the work should be submitted to LPA within six weeks of the completion of the fieldwork. 9.8 A summary report of the work should be submitted for publication to a national journal (eg Archaeology in Wales) no later then one year after the completion of the work. 9.9 The full report of the work, for publication, to a national journal or other publishing body, should be submitted no later than twelve months after the completion of the fieldwork. 9.10 Arrangements should be made with an appropriate organisation, such as the National Museum of Wales or the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments (Wales) for the deposition of the paper and finds the archives. No matter where the archive is finally deposited, a copy of the report should be provided for the Regional Sites and Monuments Record. 9.11 Although there may be a period during which client confidentiality Bhanla ha maintainad the renort and the archive should be deposited in ===== page 9 of 43 ===== the appropriate repository no later than twelve months after completion of the fieldwork. 10.0 SUITABLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTRACTOR 10.1 The work will be undertaken by the staff of a competent and profes- sional archaeological body (hereafter the archaeological contractor). 10.2 The archaeological contractor will have considerable experience of archaeological field evaluation, be preferably managed by a Member of the Institute of Field Archaeology ,who is validated in the Area of Competence of Excavation, and also have a proven track record of ar- chaeological excavation and publication. 10.3 The archaeological contractor will observe the Institute of Field Archaeologists’ Code of Conduct and the Code of Approved Practice for the Regulation of Contractual Arrangements in Field Archaeology. 10.4 The personnel involved in the fieldwork should preferably be cor- porate members of the Institute of Field Archaeologists, and shall be identified to the LPA in advance, with, where requested, details of their qualifications and experience. Arrangements for the maintenance of professional standards should also be stated. 10.5 The body commissioning the report will satisfy themselves of the ability of the archaeological contractor to undertake the necessary work. Note Professional Indemnity Insurance It is recommended that it is in the best interest of those commissioning archaeological work that they ensure potential contractors have profes- sional indemnity insurance. Select Bibliography GGAT 1990 Land at Great house Farm, Llandough (GGAT, Swansea) $387/01/GD/ECH/CNM GGAT Curatorial 1994 ===== page 10 of 43 ===== Our ref: $387/CH/CS 28 April 1994 Neil Holbrook Cotswold Archaeological Trust Corinium Museum Park Street CIRENCESTER Glos. GL7 2BX Dear Sir Re: Great House Farm, Llandough. I write to you in my capacity as regional archaeological curator and archaeological advisor to the Members of the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council. Further to my letter to you of 22nd April, which was sent as a matter of urgency and for which I have had no satisfactory response, I am now in possession of a press release issued by your Trust to the South Wales Echo. I am most concerned by what I have read and that you apparently intend to: undertake further work .on this important site, though.»no brief. has been: provided to you ‘by the Local Planning Authority. I therefore. must insist that» no further work is undertaken by your Trust until such time. as a brief has been provided and detailed specifications presented. for the approval of the Local Planning Authority.’ eh 13 May I remind you that as the effective, County Archaeo ogist for, the County of South Glamorgan, as récognised by PPG16 Wales) I° must satisfy myself that your organisation is ‘not .in breach of the Institute of Field Archaeology's Code of Conduct. or tre Code of Approved Practice for the Regulation of:Contractual Arrangements in Field Archaeology. I require an ‘immediate response to this letter. Yours faithfully : CE hE Charles Hill Principal Archaeological Officer (Curatorial) c.c: The Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council c.c. Ideal Homes Ltd “GLAMORGAN _ GWENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST | A Tel: (0792) 655208 Fax: (0792) 474469 Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 IRD ===== page 11 of 43 ===== 13th April, 1994 Chief Planning and Development Officer Mrs. L. Cuddy 449 LC/LB/89/01396/OUT Wyn Thomas & Partners, Andrews Buildings, 67, Queen Street, Cardiff. CF1 4AU Dear Sirs, Ideal Homes Development at: Great House Farm, Llandough Nos. 92/00671/RES and 89/01396/OUT | refer to your letter of 7th April, 1994, and amended plan No. 3024/VG/01A and note your comments relating to the request from the Llandough Community Council that a turning head be provided adjacent to the church. | am now satisfied that Conditions 5, 9 and 15 of 89/013961/OUT have been met and that "reserved matters" relating to landscaping within Condition 1 of the same consent is now discharged within plan Nos. 3024/VG/01A and 3024/TP/100(L)A. ! would also like to draw to your attention to the maintenance requirement set out within Condition 9, and request that all shrub areas not part of the immediate curtilage of the dwellings be conveyed to the purchasers of the adjacent plots. Yours faithfully, Peter J. Taylor Chief Planning and Development Officer ===== page 12 of 43 ===== 5387/CH/PMI 23 March 1994 The Chief Planning and Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road Barry South Glamorgan CF6 6RU Dear Sir, GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH With reference to the above development and further to our excellent meeting on 16 March 1994, I am now able to comment further on the proposals to protect the known archaeological resources of this significant site as demonstrated by the field evaluation of August 1990. Firstly, I do not understand the comment made in the letter by Paul Vining of Wyn Thomas and Partners that your approval of the Project Design is ‘not required under the conditions of the planning permission’. I would argue the contrary - that until the condition is properly discharged and the protection of the archaeological resource assured (in this case ‘protection by record') then your Authority undoubtedly has the main responsibility for the protection of the archaeology of this sensitive site, which is enshrined in PPG 16, Section 14. In general terms I welcome the initiatives of the Developer, who has secured archaeological advice and an archaeological contractor to carry out the necessary work on his behalf. My initial reaction, however, must be that the Detailed Project Design is a response to an identified need for full archaeological excavation of part of the site in advance of development. The preference would have been to present a detailed archaeological mitigation strategy which could potentially have minimised the amount of expensive archaeological excavation required. This strategy could perhaps have protected the most sensitive archaeo- logical deposits in situ, whilst at the same time enabling the permitted development to proceed. Unfortunately the Developer has been unable to present such a mitigation strategy and therefore the second best option of archaeological excavation, post-excavation analysis and publication, which invariably are more costly, has become a requirement. cont/ GLAMORGAN GWENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST | A Tel: (0792) 655208 Fax: (0792) 474469 Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 1RD ===== page 13 of 43 ===== Ae regards the Project Design supplied by the Cotswold Archaeological Trust, it is an adequate document, though admittedly such a Design can only be as good as the brief originally supplied. I have no doubt that the brief for this work, which was used in the tendering process, should have been approved by the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council as the regulatory body, who alone can ensure the satisfactory discharging of the planning conditions which it imposed. On the Project Design itself, I will confine my comments to the following main issues: 1. The Timetable A site strip and excavation period of only ‘up to three weeks’ seems optimistic in my view, as stratified deposits and articulated buried human remains, which may appear, are extremely time-consuming to excavate and process. 2. Post-Excavation Analysis and Publication It is my view that inadequate allowance of man-days and resources has been made for the reporting stage of the project. The comment that 'due to the limited area of investigation the results may warrant summary reporting’ is unacceptable. The results of the archaeological work may warrant more detailed post-excavation analysis and publication. This alternative seems not to have been catered for in the Project Design and as a consequence the financial allocation may have to be increased. 3. Watching Brief I am concerned that the low-intensity watching brief of 5 visits only may be insufficient and a degree of flexibility will be required in the event of important archaeological deposits being unexpectedly uncovered. 4. Contingency As a consequence of the comments in 1, 2 and 3 above, I recommend that a contingency be considered to ensure the full excavation, recording and publication of the area identified for excavation. As the archaeological advisors to the Local Planning Authority we will wish to closely monitor the work on your behalf and report to you on the same. The requirement for you to nominate an archaeologist te carry out the Watching Brief condition (16) is no longer necessary as the Cotswold Archaeological Trust have undertaken this responsibility. I would be grateful if you could inform the Develop us to monitor the work on your behalf. If I can be of any further assistance, please do no me. 25 MAR 1994 PLANING AND DEVELOPNIENT Yours faithfully, bhatt Hl C HILL ===== page 14 of 43 ===== eae 2 Wyn Thomas+Partners Town Planners - Landscape Architects - Architects Andrews Buildings, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff CF1 4AU Cynllunwyr Dinesig - Penseiri Tirwedd - Penseiri Andrews Buildings, 67 Heol y Frenhines, Caerdydd CF1 4AU ‘@ (0222) 398681 Fax (0222) 395965 For the attention of Mr T Dunnon Peter J Taylor Esq Chief Planning & Development Officer - Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY, South Glamorgan CF63 4RU 11 March 1994 or BEV/NC/3024 IDEAL HOMES WALES LIMITED TOYKE/92/00671/RES GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH, PENARTH Dear Sir We refer to our letter to you of 4 February 1994, concerning the archaeological aspect of the above development, and to your reply of 15 February 1994. Would you please note that our client has now appointed Countryside Planning & Management of Cirencester to organise and supervise the archaeological excavation and recording of part of the site. The work itself will be undertaken by the Cotswold Archaeological Trust Limited, who intend to commence work on site on 28 March 1994. We enclose, for your information, a copy of the letter dated 9 March 1994 received from Cotswold Archaeological Trust Limited, together with a copy of their Project Design for this excavation. Although your approval of this is not required under the conditions of the planning permission, it is nevertheless sent to you as a matter of courtesy and for your information. In your letter of 15 February 1994, you indicated that your Council have not yet nominated an archaeologist. Clearly this is a matter for your Council, but in that context you will note the intended date for commencement of work on site. Yours faithfully Pam lVarwng Paul Vining WYN THOMAS + PARTNERS cc R John Esq, Ideal Homes Wales Economic Consultant Wvn Thomas Phillip Bryan Jeremy Alden MI ===== page 15 of 43 ===== SITE AT GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH, PENARTH DETAILED PROJECT DESIGN COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST FEBRUARY 1994 ===== page 16 of 43 ===== 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This document sets out details of the project design by Cotswold Archaeological Trust for the targeted recording (excava- tion) at the site of Great House Farm, Llandough, Penarth. 1.2 It is based upon the brief supplied to CAT by Countryside Planning & Management, and the conclusions of the evaluation report by Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust. 2. STAFF 2.1 This project will be under the general supervision of G Walker, Senior Project Officer, Cotswold Archaeological Trust. Mr Walker has wide experience of performing, monitoring and managing field work projects of different periods in Britain. 2.2 The staffing structure will be organised thus: the Senior Project Officer will visit the excavation during the period of fieldworks. Principal responsibility however will rest with the Project Officer who will be on-site throughout the project. As the precise timing of the fieldworks has yet to be determined it is not possible to state at this time which officer will take charge of the project, although this information will be supplied prior to the commencement of fieldworks. All CAT officers are widely versed in archaeological practice, and have directed evaluation excavations on a variety of sites in both urban and rural environments. 2.3 The field team will consist of a minimum of 6 officers (1 Field Officer; 2 Site Assistants; 3 Excavators). The duration of the field works will depend upon what is found, but it is expect- ed to fall between 8 and 10 days. Topsoil will be removed with a hymac using a toothless ditching bucket; machine hire is estimat- ed at 4-5 days. 2.4 Specialists who will be invited to advise and report on specific aspects of the project as necessary are: Dr Jane Timby: ceramics Dr Timby has expertise in prehistoric, Roman and medieval pot- tery, and will liaise with C. Underwood-Keevill if necessary. Mark Maltby (Bournemouth University): ecofacts Elizabeth Pearson (Hereford& Worcester C.C): environmental plant remains Rob Scaffe (archaeological consultant): pollen analysis John Conway (Ciren. Agricultural Coll.): soil analysis Oxford Laboratory: radiocarbon dating ===== page 17 of 43 ===== 3. TIMETABLE 3.1 CAT will commence the excavations on 28th March 1994. 3.2 The site strip and excavation have an estimated duration of up to 3 weeks. 3.3 A preliminary interim report will be available within 3 weeks from the completion of fieldwork. 3.4 A full publication-level report will be prepared within two years from the completion of fieldwork. 4. ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES 4.1 The academic objectives of the project are: 4.1.1 To elucidate the nature of any medieval or earlier deposits surviving within the excavation area. 4.1.2 To ascertain the nature of the human remains: in particular their date, and whether they are in situ or a dumped deposit. Their position outside the churchyard wall suggests they are likely to be either comparatively early in date, or else more recent (post-medieval) dumping. 5. METHODS 5.1 Open area excavation will. be undertaken on the area marked on the plan. This has been designed to concentrate on areas within the footprints of the proposed residential units. It also aims to completely excavate those areas where human remains might be expected. Analysis of geotechnical information indicates that the stripping for road construction will not penetrate modern deposits, except in one area where a nineteenth century building has already destroyed any earlier deposits. A total area of ap- proximately 0.lha will therefore be examined. 5.2 A watching brief will be conducted during the laying of the sewer down the road line. A low intensity watching brief (maximum 5 visits) will be maintained over the rest of the development area. 5.3 A mechanical excavator equipped with toothless grading bucket will be used to remove modern overburden down onto the surface of archaeological deposits. Excavation will then continue by hand. Examination of buildings will concentrate on recovering the plan and structural sequence. Some degree of sampling may need to be instigated although a priority will be placed on obtaining de- tails of the principal structural periods including the earliest. All discrete features (post holes, pits) will be sampled by hand excavation unless their common/repetitious nature suggests they are unlikely to yield significant new information. All linear ===== page 18 of 43 ===== features (ditches) will as a minimum be hand sectioned. Priority will be attached to features which yield sealed assemblages which can be related to the structural sequence. 5.4 Due care will be taken to identify any deposits (of medieval or earlier date) which may have environmental potential. Bulk samples of up to 30 litres will be collected on site for subse- quent flotation for carbonised remains. Mollusc samples to be collected if appropriate. 5.5 A priority will be attached to the identification of deposits which contain human remains, and the elucidation of their date and origin. Appropriate samples will be taken for possible radio- carbon dating, although this analysis will only be undertaken if it is likely to yield closer chronological precision than that obtainable from the ceramic evidence. All articulated burials will be fully recorded prior to removal. 5.6 All recording will follow the Cotswold Archaeological Trust field manual. Each context will be recorded on a pro-forma con- text sheet by verbal and measured description; principal deposits will be recorded by drawn plans and sections (normally at a scale of 1:20). Photographs (black and white print; colour slide) will be taken at intervals as the excavation progresses. All finds and samples will be bagged separately with unique numbers related to the context record. 5.7: Following completion of the excavation an ordered, indexed, and internally consistent site archive will be compiled in ac- cordance with the specification presented in Appendix 3, MAP2. Once details of phasing have been worked out artefacts will be dispatched to the appropriate specialists. The results of all specialist studies will be integrated and assessed prior to the completion of the site narrative discussion and description. A short summary report will be prepared for immediate inclusion in Archaeology in Wales and Cotswold Archaeological Trust Annual Review. Following completion of the archive an assessment will be made of the importance of the discoveries, and a programme of research and analysis commensurate with the importance of the remains devised. This will itemise the sequence of tasks to be performed; their duration, and the critical project path. It is anticipated that due to the limited area of investigation the results may warrant summary reporting, with referencing back to the archive. It is likely that such a report (of possibly compar- atively short length) will be submitted for publication in an appropriate journal. 5.8 An allowance of 49 man-days has been made for the completion of the site archive and production of a draft publication report, with a further 8 days for final editing and drafting. Specialist analyses of pottery, bone and environmental samples are addition- al to this. The academic quality of the report will be refereed by one or more CAT Directors (in this case probably Mick Aston and Trevor Rowley). ===== page 19 of 43 ===== 5.9 Notification of the start of site works will be made to the local planning authority so that there will be opportunities to visit the excavations and check on the quality and progress of the work. 5.10 Subject to agreement with the legal landowner Cotswold Archaeological Trust will make arrangements with the appropriate Museum Service for the deposition of the site archive and arte- fact collection. Arrangements will be made for conservation of any items requiring this treatment. 6. INSURANCE DETAILS 6.1 Cotswold Archaeological Trust holds Professional Indemnity Insurance to a limit of £250,000. 6.2 Cotswold Archaeological Trust holds insurance for liability to its employees for a sum of £2 Million any one person. 6.3 Cotswold Archaeological Trust is insured for its legal li- ability to Third Parties for Personal Injury or Property Damage up to a limit of £2 Million on any one claim. ===== page 20 of 43 ===== 1 Cweqreued = 9 if psi LIT 66,005 =< Lorri az ¥ a) , Zt G 0 Mil bace : \ 2 4m below d 2s Qreacnd C660 et 43.00 k * M4 base 4 . _ a i d ya jm below ga DD , : ; 7, - A 1 = a er i ry . BS hei ‘. oe. ads SS 1 samy 7 is ™ below : “ £4 fe Oa. ye ce . APaN. or Me 3 Ly, ex. Qrouncd. . ‘Ba. D \ ‘OW IPs ie he 4 \ 2 aay : om AL, ay i. ™. ay e, x6 - s i 7 mn Ss “ c ee ad 4 > = ation 4 ‘ x ABO, ) 4K | & 5 pelow | LL " tod 5 \ weiner te tt . sBqroum e a7 __ | ‘a “ er i a h ’ Sade ‘fo vo Wj Son P05 ED Lea VATIO 6. PACE S AREA ae ae, = Lan pougy , (EVAR! z To io) “a 5 ee so ===== page 21 of 43 ===== $387/CH/PMJ GLAMORG GWENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST 22 February 1994 The Chief Planning and Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road Barry South Glamorgan Tel: (0792) 655208 CF6 6RU Fax: (0792) 474469 Dear Sir, GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH With reference to the above development, I would be grateful if you could write to me detailing the current state of affairs regarding this application, in particular the discharging of the planning conditions and the requirement for an archaeological mitigation strategy. I thank you in anticipation of receiving the same. Yours faithfully, Lhartes hd. C HILL Principal Archaeological Officer (Curatorial) Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 1RD ===== page 22 of 43 ===== Wyn Thomas-+Partners Jown Planners - Landscape Architects - Architects Andrews Buildings, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff CF1 4AU Cynllunwyr Dinesig - Penseiri Tirwedd - Penseiri Andrews Buildings, 67 Heol y Frenhines, Caerdydd CF1 4AU @ (0222) 398681 Fax (0222) 395965 Peter J Taylor Esq Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY, South Glamorgan CF63 4RU FAO. Mrs.L_Cuddy. Our ref 16 February 1994 PFV/JB/3024 *«" 4 C/JK/92/00671 IDEAL HOMES WALES LTD DEVELOPMENT AT GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH Dear Sir Thank you for sending us a copy of your letter dated 10 February 1994 addressed to the Clerk to the Llandough Community Council. We hope that your further consulting the community council at this late stage will not delay the approval of the landscape scheme for this development. Our client is waiting to commence development and would appreciate it if a speedy determination of this scheme could be issued. In this respect we respectfully refer you to paragraph 41 of Welsh Office circular 1/85. That part of the scheme which relates to the "village green" is broadly in accordance with the community council’s own ideas. The notable exception is the extent of hard surfaced roadway shown on the council’s drawing. That cannot be regarded as fairly and reasonably related to our client's development and our client is not prepared to pay for that additional work. If it is regarded as essential by the community council, it could be installed by them at a later date and our client’s landscape scheme would not prejudice that being done. As to maintenance of the "village green", we cannot see that this should be a reason for delaying determination of the scheme. Our client will obviously seek to have the open space on this development adopted in due course and is prepared to negotiate with the community council about that. Until a satisfactory arrangement is concluded, our client will maintain the open space in the usual way and that is, in any event, already allowed for in condition 9 as drafted. Economic Consultant Mhun Thamas Phillip Bryan Jeremy Alden esc mi ===== page 23 of 43 ===== 3 We note that the application to discharge condition 9 relating to landscape was submitted to you on 6 January 1994 and we should be grateful if it could be determined within the usual eight week period. If you think this is unlikely, for any reason, would you please let us know as soon as possible. Yours faithfully Paul Vining Paul Vining WYN THOMAS + PARTNERS ===== page 24 of 43 ===== Wyn Thomas+Partners Town Planners - Landscape Architects - Architects Andrews Buildings, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff CF1 4AU Cynilunwyr Dinesig - Penseiri Tirwedd - Penseiri Andrews Buildings, 67 Heol y Frenhines, Caerdydd CF1 4AU @ (0222) 398681 Fax (0222) 395965 Peter J Taylor Esq Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY, South Glamorgan CF63 4RU For the attention of Mr. Tom Dunnon 4 February 1994 ove!” PEW/GD/3024 IDEAL HOMES WALES LTD vourret PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT LLANDOUGH, PENARTH Dear Sir We refer to the above proposed development and to the meeting held on site on 18 January which was attended by Mr. Tom Dunnon of your department, Mr. Charles Hill of the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, Mr. Ray John and Mr. Gareth Jenkins of Ideal Homes Wales and the writer. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the three conditions (conditions 16, 17 and 18) which your council imposed on the grant of outline planning permission no. 89/01396/OUT dated 13 March 1990. Our comments on these are as follows: Condition 16 The developer is prepared to afford access to your authority's nominated archaeologist and, although the condition does not require it, the developer has notified you formally of the intention to commence development. It remains for your authority to decide whether to nominate an archaeologist for that purpose. Condition 17 This condition requires that a field evaluation survey and archaeological assessment be undertaken. That has been done and you have already issued written confirmation that this condition has been complied with: see your letter to Messrs. Debenham Tewson dated 15 October 1990 under reference AP/GLP/89/01396/OUT. Condition 18 This is the condition that requires the detailed plans to have regard to the results and findings of the report required under condition 17. Those plans were submitted to your authority as part of an application to approve the reserved matters and were approved by your council under application no. 92/00671/RES dated 3 September 1992. Your report to committee in connection with that application indicates that you took advice from The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, whose response was appended to your report Economic Consultant Vin Thamas Phillip Bryan Jeremy Alden ===== page 25 of 43 ===== 3 as appendix A. The notice of approval of reserved matters shows that no additional archaeological conditions were imposed at that stage. As you know, our clients have taken advice on this matter from Mr. Vernon Pugh QC. His advice is that condition 18 has been discharged and that the approval of the detailed plans and the notice issued by your council are decisive as to that. We should be glad if you would now write and confirm that condition 18 has been discharged. In that event, our clients will be prepared to commission an appropriately qualified archaeologist to excavate those parts of the site which have been identified as having, or are likely to have medium to high archaeological potential, and to make an appropriate record of the excavation. As you will appreciate, our clients are keen to commence development in full of this site and we should therefore be grateful if you would respond to this letter as a matter of some urgency. Yours faithfully Foun Viaivny Paul Vining WYN THOMAS + PARTNERS ===== page 26 of 43 ===== Town Planners - Landscape Architects - Architects Andrews Buildings, 67 Queen Street, Cardiff CF1 4AU Cynllunwyr Dinesig - Penseiri Tirwedd - Penseiri Andrews Buildings, 67 Heol y Frenhines, Caerdydd CF1 4AU @ (0222) 398681 Fax (0222) 395965 Peter J Taylor Esq Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Civic Offices Holton Road BARRY, South Glamorgan CF63 4RU FAO. Mr.Tom_Dunnon/Mrs._L._ Cuddy Wyn Thomas+Partners 20 January 1994 IDEAL HOMES WALES LTD PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT LLANDOUGH, PENARTH Our ref PFV/GD/3024 Your ret CONDITION 15 OF OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 89/01346/OUT Dear Sir Thank you for your letter of 6 January. The stone wall to which you refer under the heading of condition 15 is not to be retained, as indicated on the site layout plan (drawing 3024/TP.100) submitted for reserved matters approval. Its retention is not practicable given the enlargement of the village green and the requirement for visibility splays at the access road junction. Instead, as indicated on the sit layout, the stone is to be reused on site to construct an 1800mm high wall along the boundary between the village green and the rear gardens of the houses to be built on plots 17, 18 and 20. Please find enclosed four copies of our drawing no. 3024/STWO01 which shows a detail of the proposed wall. Accordingly we should be grateful if you would now write and confirm that condition 15 is discharged. Yours faithfully Pal Vinny Paul Vining WYN THOMAS + PARTNERS Directors Wyn Thomas Phillip Bryan Economic Consultant Jeremy Alden ===== page 27 of 43 ===== 1800 CLIENT (GAY HOMES WAVES JOBTMLE = GNGAT Wov5E FARM, WANDOUAH. orwarme SPNE WAL DE TAAL Tinh Wyn Thomas+Partners 9 ===== page 28 of 43 ===== Our Ref: §387/CH/BR Your Ref: TD/JSJ/92/00671/RES Date: 15th December 1994 Chief Planning & Development Officer Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council Holton Road BARRY CF6 6RU Dear Sir, Re: Great House Farm, Llandough, Penarth With reference to the above site, I understand that work on site has finished. The archaeological contractor is now required to produce a Post- Excavation Research Design as outlined in paragraph 5.7 of the Detailed Project Design (submitted to you by Wyn Thomas and Partners on 11th March 1994). The relevant paragraph quotes Appendix 3 of the Management of Archaeological Projects (English Heritage, 1991). Paragraph 5.7 states: ‘Following completion of the archive an assessment will be made of the importance of the discoveries and a programme of research and analysis commensurate with the importance of the remains devised. This will itemise the sequence of tasks to be performed; their duration, and the critical project path.' I would be grateful if you could enquire of the developer, as soon as possible, whether this assessment (or P.E.R.D.) is available, and, if not, when we might expect to receive a draft of the same. I thank you in anticipation. Yours faithfully, Charts Flite | CHARLES HILL PRINCIPAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER (CURATORIAL) GLAMORGAN GWENT ARCHAEQLOGICAL TRUST Tel: (0792) 655208 Fax: (0792) 474469 Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust Limited Ferryside Warehouse, Bath Lane, Swansea, West Glamorgan. SA1 1RD Registered Office, as above Registered in Wales No. 1276976 A Company limited by Guarantee without Share Capital ===== page 29 of 43 ===== 11th August, 1994 Chief Planning and Development Officer Mr. T. Dunnon 262 TD/JM/92/00671/RES Rhodri Morgan M.P. Fourth Floor, Transport House, 1, Cathedral Road, Cardiff. CF1 9SD Dear Rhodri, Great House Farm, Llandough, Penarth Thank you for your letter of 1st August, 1994 concerning the archaeological investigations being carried out at the above site. Outline planning permission was granted for the residential development of the site in March, 1990 (ref 89/01396/OUT) and at that time the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust undertook a report on the archaeological potential of the site. This indicated that there was some potential for archaeological finds, and accordingly conditions were imposed on the outline consent requiring a field evaluation survey and archaeological assessment of the site to be carried out, and also allowing free access to the site to any archaeologist nominated by the Local Planning Authority. The reserved matters application was approved (on behalf of Ideal Homes Wales) in September, 1992, (ref 92/00671/RES). The developers have brought their own archaeologists on to the site to carry out archaeological investigations and surveys as well as the keeping of records of the finds. The archaeologists used by the developers (and also agreed, and "nominated" by the Local Planning Authority) were the Cotswold Archaeological Trust. However, in the course of the archaeological excavations and recordings representatives of the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust have had full access to the site to inspect the archaeological work being undertaken. It is my understanding that the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust have had some reservations about the quality of the work being undertaken by the Cotswold Trust, and it is also possible that they may wish to draw the attention of the Institute of Field Archaeologists to certain matters, including the use of mechanical diggers during certain stages of the excavation works. Continued ... jmés6 ===== page 30 of 43 ===== Rhodri Morgan M.P. 11th August, 1994 Fourth Floor, Transport House. It would therefore seem that the issue relates primarily to a difference of opinion between two sets of professionally qualified archaeologists regarding the quality of the archaeological investigations and recording work being carried out on the site. Accordingly, | am not in a position to comment further on the matter. However, should you wish to obtain more information about the archaeological background to the case, | would suggest that you contact the Cotswold Archaeological Trust and also the Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust for their direct opinion on the matter and for their own individual accounts of what has taken place on the site. | attach for your information the contact addresses for both Trusts. ! hope the above comments are helpful to you, and if you require any additional background information on the planning aspects of the case, | will be delighted to assist you further. Yours sincerely, Peter J. Taylor Chief Planning and Development Officer C.C. CHIEF EXECUTIVE jm86 ===== page 31 of 43 ===== SITE AT GREAT HOUSE FARM, LLANDOUGH, PENARTH ADDENDUM TO PROJECT STATEMENT COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST JUNE 1994 Cof¥ SENT To CGAT L~ ov Bole. a) soc ===== page 32 of 43 ===== 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This document forms an addendum to the Project Statement previously submitted to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council in May 1994. 1.2 Work has been progressing in accordance with the tasks and methodologies outlined in that document and are now nearing completion. A number of visitors to the site, including represen- tatives of Cadw and the National Museum of Wales, have expressed interest in the results being obtained and satisfaction with the way the project is being conducted. Mr C. Hill of Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust has also visited the site. 1.3 As a result of the on-going work it has become apparent that there are now three concentrations of burials: A: in the area nearest to St. Dochdwy's church analysis of the disposition of the burials allows the existence of a former curvilinear boundary to the ecclesiastical centre postulated to lie beneath the existing church to be reconstructed. There are a number of intercutting burials in this area, including one on a north-south alignment which is cut by several aligned east-west. B: to the south-west of this area a collection of graves on regular alignments and spacings has been found. C: to the north of A a dense concentration of burials, including a marked preponderance of juveniles, has been-located. 1.4 Concentration C lies outside the area to which the former Project Statement applied. Cotswold Archaeological Trust has now been contracted to excavate this new area, and the attached plan shows the revised areas of excavation. Outside of this area, a watching brief will be undertaken on areas where there is reason to believe further human remains might exist. A watching brief on road construction at the north-east end of the site already indicates that the limit of burials has been found in this direc- tion, as they also have on the northern and southern sides. To the west it is also believed that the limit within the area which will be subjected to development has been found. 2. STAFF 2.1 The same staff as previously identified will work on the site. An allowance of 10 officers for 5 weeks has been made for the excavation of concentration C. 3. TIMETABLE 3.1 Cotswold Archaeological Trust is working towards completing fieldwork by the end of July/first week of August 1994. ===== page 33 of 43 ===== 4. ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES 4.1 As previous Project Statement. 5. METHODS 5.1 As previous Project Statement. The Project will entail the analysis, description and publication of the results of the fieldwork. Cotswold Archaeological Trust 24-6-94 ===== page 34 of 43 ===== /t a F / r WE 4ee" aia . Fo fe a re oe al ee | ©) CxcavareD —~~] g ‘ | El [aol NE 2 = ab Tr 2 bh