From the smallest home extension to the large housing development, a watching brief may be required as part of its planning consent by the local authority.

We provide all your archaeological services from liasing with planning authorities and other statutory bodies, to the provision of onsite monitoring and production of the final report and deposition of archive. This involves the monitoring of ground works associated with the development for potential archaeological features.

If archaeological features are revealed during a watching brief our professional team of archaeologists will systematically record the features, always appreciating the need to keep costs down and keep projects on schedule.

North Pennines Archaeology have been carrying out such projects for over 6 years and have provided over 80 watching briefs throughout the north of England. Our clients range from private individuals to large multinational companies.