DCC Creche, Ground Floor, West Facade, Block 2, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
The following requirements of the City Archaeologist shall be strictly adhered to a. The developer shall retain a suitably qualified licensed-archaeologist to advise regarding the archaeological implications of site clearance, demolition and/or construction methodology and to make appropriate recommendations for mitigation including detailed survey as necessary. The archaeologist shall provide an Archaeological Impact Assessment of the proposed development (including temporary and enabling works) to the Planning Authority prior to monitoring. b. The developer shall allow for the resolution of archaeology (both on site and necessary post excavation) in the project budget and timetable. c. The developer’s archaeologist shall undertake licensed archaeological monitoring of all demolition and sub-surface works associated with the development including the breaking and removal of any floor slabs, levelling of ground etc. d. The archaeologist shall consult with and forward their Method Statement in advance of commencement to the Planning Authority. e. In the event of archaeological features being located in the course of the monitoring, the developer shall facilitate the archaeologist in fully recording such features, including if necessary the archaeological excavation of such features. In the event of significant archaeological features on site, the archaeologist retained by the developer shall immediately contact the Planning Authority. The Planning Authority (in consultation with the City Archaeologist and the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) shall determine the further archaeological resolution of the site. f. Two copies of a written report and a digital report (on compact disc) containing the results of the archaeological monitoring shall be forwarded on completion to the Planning Authority and National Monuments Service, Department Arts Heritage and Gaeltacht. g. Following submission of the final report to the Planning Authority, where archaeological material is shown to be present, the archaeological paper archive shall be compiled in accordance with the procedures detailed in the Dublin City Archaeological Archive Guidelines (2008 Dublin City Council) and lodged with the Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-44 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.