St. Michaels College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4.
12. The following requirements of the City Archaeologist to be complied with: b) The project shall have an archaeological assessment (and impact assessment) of the proposed development, including all temporary and enabling works, geotechnical investigations, e.g. boreholes, engineering test pits, etc., carried out for this site as soon as possible and before any site clearance/construction work commences. The assessment shall be prepared by a suitably qualified archaeologist and shall address the following issues: i) The archaeological and historical background of the site, to include industrial heritage. ii) A paper record (written, drawn, and photographic, as appropriate) of any historic buildings and boundary treatments, etc. iii) The nature, extent and location of archaeological material on site by way of archaeological testing &/or monitoring of the removal of overburden. iv) The impact of the proposed development on such archaeological material. d) Where archaeological material is shown to be present, a detailed Impact Statement shall be prepared by the archaeologist which will include specific information on the location, form, size and level (corrected to Ordnance Datum) of all foundation structures, ground beams, floor slabs, trenches for services, drains etc. The assessment shall be prepared on the basis of a comprehensive desktop study and, where appropriate/feasible, trial trenches excavated on the site by the archaeologist and/or remote sensing. The trial trenches shall be excavated to the top of the archaeological deposits only. The report containing the assessment shall include adequate ground-plan and cross-sectional drawings of the site, and of the proposed development, with the location and levels (corrected to Ordnance Datum) of all trial trenches and/or bore holes clearly indicated. A comprehensive mitigation strategy shall be prepared by the consultant archaeologist and included in the archaeological assessment report. f) One hard copy and 1 digital copy in pdf format containing the results of the archaeological assessment shall be forwarded on completion to the Planning Authority. The Planning Authority (in consultation with the City Archaeologist and the National Monuments Service, Dept. of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, shall determine the further archaeological resolution of the site.