1. Archaeology Service Gloucestershire County Council Jan Wills County Archaeologist Cheltenham HELAC 18/08/2011

2. What we do Information o Historic Environment Record Advice o Strategic planning – County and District o Development Management – County/District o Land management advice eg Environmental Stewardship Practical conservation and heritage management o Heritage at Risk Outreach and education Portable Antiquities Scheme Survey and investigation eg FoD survey, RCZA

3. What we do in Cheltenham Strategic Planning o Joint core strategy: policy, land allocations Development management o 1215 applications in 2010-11 screened against HER, advice provided Historic Environment Record o HER records in database and GIS, including archaeological sites, historic buildings o Historic Landscape Characterisation, urban surveys, historic maps, + o HER21 project – improving the quality of the built historic environment coverage, providing wider access

4. Changing contexts Archaeology and the built historic environment: o Separate legislation, policy, and (in 2 tier areas) service delivery o Post 2010: joined up historic environment policy in PPS5 and NPPF o New legislation in future, bringing together archaeology and the built historic environment ? o Potential for joining up service delivery? Local authorities: o Diminishing resources o Impetus to collaborate on service delivery

5. Potential areas for cooperation Key and enduring need for conservation advice relating to the built historic environment that is both expert and local, but: Can we work together better across the 2 tiers, joining up advice on the historic environment? Can we work better together over the county as a whole (and beyond?), pooling/swopping resources when needed? Would any of this: o Save money o Deliver a better service for the public o Access additional resources? Is there work to do to explore these possibilities?