An archaeological trial trenching evaluation of 10% of the proposed development site was required to evaluate the archaeological potential. Four trenches comprising 80m� were proposed to cover 10% of the development area (total 690m2). Following on from the first four trenches and additional fifth trench was opened at the request of the onsite archaeologist. This all equated to 45 linear metres using a 2m trenching bucket and a total area of 115m2. Fieldwork was carried out on 22nd February where five trenches were excavated and initially two prehistoric pits were located. The site was later revisited on 2nd March 2023 for inspection following full topsoil removal where two additional prehistoric pits were found out with of the original trench locations. Samples from the pits contained charcoal and burnt hazelnut shells. No further archaeological work is required.
Patrick Rowan (Sun,) studied this question.