Watching Brief at 1 George Street, Brecon

The aim of the watching brief wa s to establish the presence/absence of archaeological structures or other significant features within the works area. Should any archaeological resources be revealed their presence w ould be recorded and a decision made as to any mitigation measures. The archaeological watching brief w as be carried out to the standards laid down in the Chartered Institute of Field Archaeologists, Guideline for Watching Briefs 2014 This document is the report on an Archaeological Watching Brief , undertaken during ground disturbance works necessary for the construction of a "side ground floor extension to an existing retail unit" A planning application was submitted to Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (BBNPA), who highlighted that the proposed works were located in an area of archaeological significance, and as such planning permission (19/17436/FUL) was approved with conditions, one of which required that an archaeological watching brief should be undertaken during any ground disturbance works. T he work impacted on no significant archaeological resources, as it was likely that the ground disturbed was entirely within a recent landscaping back fill. Copyright Notice: A.P.A.C. Ltd. retains copyright of this report under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. T he Ordnance Survey has granted A.P.A.C. Ltd a Copyright Licence (No. 100046577) to reproduce map information; Copyright remains otherwise with the Ordnance Survey. F rontispiece: image 151916 Overview of completed trenches prior to inspectors visit. Y ddogfen hon yw'r adroddiad ar Orchwyl Gwylio Archeolegol a wnaed yn ystod gwaith torri tir a oedd yn angenrheidiol ar gyfer adeiladu "estyniad llawr cyntaf ar ochr uned manwerthu oedd eisoes yn bod". Cyflwynwyd cais cynllunio i Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog (APCBB), a nododd fod y gweithiau arfaethedig wedi'u lleoli mewn ardal o bwys archeolegol, ac felly cymeradwywyd cais cynllunio 19/17436/FUL gydag amodau gan gynnwys un a fynnai y dylid cwblhau gorchwyl gwylio archeolegol yn ystod unrhyw waith torri daear. Nid effeithiodd y gwaith ar unrhyw adnoddau archeolegol o bwys gan ei bod yn debyg bod y ddaear a dorrwyd wedi'i lleoli'n gyfan gwbl o fewn ôl-lenwad diweddar yn sgil gwaith tirlunio