tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1226089659358910596..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: UK Farmer fined for Ploughing Prehistoric Site.Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-88297504801378657582021-07-24T00:20:58.315-07:002021-07-24T00:20:58.315-07:00Not a dealer's solicitor this time... Good. I ...Not a dealer's solicitor this time... Good. I look forward to hearing more about the fate of this case.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-91493427140344048222021-07-23T04:02:06.907-07:002021-07-23T04:02:06.907-07:00The land in question is not SSSI, the land is not ...The land in question is not SSSI, the land is not in any els or hls agreement. The land exited a css agreement in sept. 2012 at term end. There is no recognised “settlement site” of any historic era. Just subject to archaeological exaggeration by a DCC deskbound assessor specialising in “red herrings.”<br />The land has been farmed for centuries. This is certainly not a conclusion.Horsesmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370280046732701084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-4067261333770254282021-06-24T03:37:32.629-07:002021-06-24T03:37:32.629-07:00Where are The National Trust in all ths? The land ...Where are The National Trust in all ths? The land is in ELS/HLS and any management agreed with DEFRA/Natural England will also be fixed in his Farm Tannancy Agreement. Any breach could and should result the landlord taking action against the tennent farmer.<br />Perhaps there has been some unreported behind the scenes action but transparency isn't obvious in cases such as this.<br /><br />Third party damage to SSSI's is notoriously complex in the legal sense and in my experience NE tend to shy away from legal solutions, preferring negotiated settlements. Stop notices that NE have the legislative power to issue for operations on designated land are unambiguous and as we see here, Mr Cooper is bang to rights (The process itself is rather longwinded with various stages such as Notice of intent to serve(including a 28 day reply period). This guy has tried really hard to have his day in court. <br />The article doesn't say whether he will appeal, so this may not be the end.Hougenaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572432580825010946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-10778029548279956812021-06-23T03:22:58.693-07:002021-06-23T03:22:58.693-07:00Request for my email address replied to and commen...Request for my email address replied to and comment deleted as politely requested, expecting the lady wanted to talk about the destruction of the natural and cultural environment. Turns out to be a solicitor threatening me on behalf of an antiquities dealer wanting the address to send me some scary looking attachments and threats.... Happy Father's Day to you too lady. What a job, eh? Defending the commercialised ripping apart of the heritage. Still, she's doing her job, I'm doing mine and I happen to think I am trying to preserve something far more precious than what she's devoting her time and intellect to. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.com