Object
Site Proposals document
Representation ID: 14682
Received: 20/03/2018
Respondent: Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership
We conditionally object to this proposal.
We note that the site is part of the Mousehold Heath glaciofluvial outwash plain and is close to the findspot of a notable Neanderthal 'bout coupé' handaxe found on slightly lower ground near Valley Drive, 1935. It is recorded as NHER 468. It is associated with superficial deposits of solifluction origin rather than the underlying glaciofluvial deposits, which implies that the handaxe could have moved into its present position from higher ground.
If development were granted we strongly request that plans be made conditional upon a watching brief for possible Palaeolithic archaeological interest.
We conditionally object to this proposal.
We note that the site is part of the Mousehold Heath glaciofluvial outwash plain and is close to the findspot of a notable Neanderthal 'bout coupé' handaxe found on slightly lower ground near Valley Drive, 1935. It is recorded as NHER 468. It is associated with superficial deposits of solifluction origin rather than the underlying glaciofluvial deposits, which implies that the handaxe could have moved into its present position from higher ground.
If development were granted we strongly request that plans be made conditional upon a watching brief for possible Palaeolithic archaeological interest.