Our work
The CBA campaign for archaeology above and below ground. We are one of the seven National Amenity Societies with a formal role within the planning system. Local planning authorities in England and Wales are required to notify us on Listed Building Consent (LBC) planning applications that involve any loss of historic building fabric.
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We are able to choose which LBC applications we comment on and when to provide specialist advice. This role means we are able to intervene and offer advice to make sure that important traces of our shared history are not lost among the inevitable and ongoing process of change in the world around us.
We also comment on planning applications where there is likely to be an impact on buried archaeology. Only a small proportion of buried archaeology is protected by designation and much remains undisturbed and undiscovered.
When planning proposals appear likely to impact upon designated or undesignated archaeology, we can voice the need for appropriate assessment and evaluation.
Recent Casework
Cross Gaits Inn
We’ve submitted a second objection to plans to convert The Cross Gaits pub into a house and build a large new house on its car park. This follows a similar objection in July 2023. The key issue? The proposed change threatens the future of this Asset of Community Value. We support the work of the Cross Gaits Community Pub Group, a dedicated group working to purchase and run the pub for the benefit of the community.
Market Road, Plymouth
A historic industrial range next to a Scheduled medieval priory was set for demolition. Thanks to concerns raised by the CBA and other amenity societies, The Victorian Society and SPAB, new plans will now save these buildings and convert them into flats. By repurposing these structures, we retain their embodied carbon, significantly reducing the environmental impact compared to demolition and new construction.
Medlock Mill, Manchester
The CBA and SAVE Britain's Heritage support the designation of Medlock Mill, the oldest surviving mill in Manchester. A new investigation reveals evidence of steam-assisted water-powered mill workings - a brief technological stepping stone, not known to survive anywhere else, are still present. The CBA believe the live planning application to largely demolish and reuse this site requires revision in light of this discovery.
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