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Land at Ermine St, Former AC Williams Garage Site Ancaster, Lincs 01977 681885 Prospect House [email protected] Garden Lane Sherburn-in-Elmet Leeds North Yorkshire LS25 6AT Land at Ermine St, Former AC Williams Garage Site Ancaster, Lincs. Archaeological Assessment Local Planning Authority: South Kesteven District Council Planning Reference: N/a NGR: SK 984 445 Date of Report: July 2014 Author: Naomi Field Report No.: LPA-60 Prospect Archaeology Ltd 25 West Parade Lincoln LN1 1NW www.prospectarc.com Registered Office Prospect House, Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6AT Land at Ermine St, Ancaster, Lincs Archaeological Assessment CONTENTS PLANNING SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................III 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................ 2 3.0 STATUTORY AND PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT .................................................................................... 2 4.0 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ............................................................... 4 5.0 BASELINE CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 6 6.0 MAP REGRESSION .............................................................................................................................. 10 7.0 ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 10 8.0 MITIGATION ...................................................................................................................................... 12 9.0 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 12 11.0 PLATES ............................................................................................................................................... 26 i Land at Ermine St, Ancaster, Lincs Archaeological Assessment FIGURES Fig. 1 Ancaster, site location. Fig. 2 139 Ermine St, Ancaster. Existing site layout showing position of geotechnical investigations. (Delta Simons plan ) Fig. 3. 139 Ermine St Ancaster. Indicative site layout with overlay of existing garage.(Based on plan by Polkey Collins Associates. Drawing 064) Fig. 4 Monuments within the study area© Lincolnshire County Council Fig. 5 Events within the study area© Lincolnshire County Council Fig. 6 Ancaster and Sudbrook enclosure map showing site on extreme right edge of map (approximate location only) Fig. 7 OS 1:2500 scale map 1889 Fig.8 OS 1:2500 scale map 1905 Fig. 9 OS 1:10560 scale map 1950-51 Fig. 10 OS 1:10560 scale map 1956 Fig. 11 OS 1:2500 scale map 1976-83 Fig. 11 OS 1:2500 scale map 1986 PLATES Pl. 1 General view of site looking west across Ermine Street. Pl. 2 General view of site looking south-west Pl. 3 Area north of the garage, looking west, along northern site boundary. Pl. 4 Area west of garage, looking south-west along western site boundary. Pl. 5 Area west of garage, looking south-east towards southern site boundary. Pl. 6 View east along southern site boundary Pl. 7 Garage interior showing inspection ramp and offices below ground level, looking south Pl. 8 Geotechnical test pit north of the garage showing natural limestone below the concrete surface ii Land at Ermine St, Ancaster, Lincs Archaeological Assessment Planning Summary LPA S. Kesteven District Council Application No. N/a Case Officer Relevant Policies NPPF 17 126-141 169 Paragraphs Local Plan Curator Jenny Young Curator consulted Yes No Date Work undertaken to Geophys DBA Eval Other date survey Known Heritage Assets National Regional Local None Potential Heritage National Regional Local None Assets Potential impact on High Medium Low None heritage assets Further information Yes No required Condition required Yes No 1.0 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of reporting and appropriateness of recommendations. This report is based on information available at the time of writing, from the sources cited. It does not preclude the potential for future discoveries to be made, or for other unidentified sources of information to exist that alter the potential for archaeological impact. Any opinions expressed within this document reflect the honest opinion of Prospect Archaeology. However, the final decision on the need for further work rests with the relevant planning authority. © Prospect Archaeology 2014 iii Land at Ermine St, Ancaster, Lincs Archaeological Assessment Executive Summary Total Property Solutions (TPS) has requested a Heritage Assessment in preparation for a planning submission for residential development to South Kesteven District Council. This report has been prepared to consider the archaeological and historical implications of the proposed development in support of the planning application. A map regression exercise and documentary search have provided background information about the history of the site. In addition a site visit was made to assess existing ground conditions and archaeological potential. There are no scheduled ancient monuments or Listed Buildings within the Site and it does not lie within the Ancaster Conservation Area. Ancaster is situated 29km south of Lincoln at a strategic point where the Lincolnshire limestone ridge which runs the full length of the county, is broken by the glacial valley known as the Ancaster Gap. Ancaster has long been known as the site of an important Roman walled town, but the focus of this settlement lies to the south of the Site, and south of the former railway. The Roman walled town straddles Ermine Street a Roman road which runs from the Humber to London, and is situated 1km south of the proposed development site. The proposed development site is a rectangular plot of land formerly the site of A C Williams car dealership with adjacent petrol filling station. It lies on the west side of Ermine Street and there is potential for Roman burials along the street frontage. To the north of the Site the flanking road ditches are still visible in the roadside verges and there is potential for the presence of the Roman roadside ditch to survive within the Site area. Geotechnical survey of this part of the site revealed clays below made ground which may be fill of the Roman roadside ditch. Ground contamination due to seepage from the fuel tanks was also present, especially in the north- east part of the Site. However, the grass verge in the south-east corner may be relatively undisturbed and this is the location of the proposed site access and site services. The potential for archaeological remains is considered to be negligible over most of the Site because of landscaping associated with previous use as a garage. However, there is some evidence that the flanking roadside ditch along the Roman Ermine Street may survive within the redline boundary. It is therefore recommended that there should be an archaeological watching brief during the construction of the road access and installation of the service trenches in order to record the ditch in profile. The South Kesteven Planning Archaeologist has agreed that this should be dealt with as a condition on the planning permission. This is in line with National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) guidelines. 1 Land at Ermine St, Ancaster, Lincs Archaeological Assessment 1.0 Introduction 1.1.1 Prospect Archaeology Ltd has been appointed by Total Property Solutions (TPS) to prepare a Heritage Assessment to accompany a planning application for residential development to S. Kesteven District Council. This report considers the known or suspected archaeological remains lying within and adjacent to the proposed Development Site at SK3902 2593. 2.0 Site Description 2.1.1 Ancaster is situated 29km south of Lincoln at a strategic point where the Lincolnshire limestone ridge which runs the full length of the county, is broken by the glacial valley known as the Ancaster Gap. The proposed development site lies on the west side of Ermine Street Ancaster is situated midway between Sleaford and Grantham on the A153 road at its junction with the B6403 (Ermine Street). It is a near-rectangular plot of land formerly the site of A.C. Williams car dealership with adjacent petrol filling station and concrete yard and forecourt. 2.2 Geology and Topography The bedrock on the Site comprises Lower Lincolnshire Limestone Member. No superficial deposits are recorded (mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html). Current ground levels across the Site vary from 49.96m OD, in the western part of the Site, falling to c.48.13m OD in the north-east part of the Site and 46.30m OD to the south-east. The land west of the site is c.2m higher than the ground inside the Site and land to the north c.1.5- 2m higher (Fig. 2). 3.0 Statutory and Planning Policy Context 3.1 National Policy 3.1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, coming into immediate effect and replacing all previous Planning Policy Guidance notes (PPGs) and Planning Policy Statements (PPSs). Set out below is a summary of the relevant NPPF guidance
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