Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Ipswich
There are ten scheduled ancient monuments in Ipswich of which two are standing remains and the remainder below ground sites of importance as set out below.
The principal legislation affecting monuments in England is the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, as amended by the National Heritage Act 1983.
This page outlines some of the main provisions of the 1979 Act although further information about monuments and the legislation affecting them is available from English Heritage at
www.english-heritage.org.uk .
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport compiles and maintains a Schedule of monuments to which statutory protection is afforded. Scheduling has been carried out since 1882 and is cumulative, including all the monuments added to it over the years (except those that have been formally de-scheduled).
The principles of selection have been revised and refined over many years. The first criterion for inclusion is that the monument must be of national importance, but a further criterion is whether the controls attached to scheduling are the most appropriate method of protecting a monument. Scheduling is thus a very selective process.
A copy of the entry in the Schedule is registered in the Register of Local Land Charges.
Scheduled monuments are in the main earthworks or unoccupied structures (often in a ruinous or semi-ruinous condition), Important inhabited buildings, or structures in use for some purpose are usually protected by listing rather than scheduling.
SCHEDULED MONUMENT CONSENT
Control of works
The fact that a monument has been scheduled does not necessarily mean that it will be preserved exactly as it is for all time, but it does mean that no works may be undertaken which would affect it without the Secretary of State's consent. There is a presumption against change or adaptive reuse which would diminish the monument's archaeological value.
Prior authorisation known as Scheduled Monument Consent (SMC) is required for works at the monument. All activities that will change a site above or below ground need consent. The Act refers specifically to works resulting in the demolition, destruction of, or any damage to, a scheduled monument; any works for the purpose of removing or repairing a scheduled monument or any part of it or for making any alterations or additions.
Consent is also required for the erection of any building or structure within the scheduled area, and for the demolition, alteration or disturbance of any building or structure which forms part of the scheduled monument. SMC is required for most archaeological excavations, other than those arranged at the request of the DCMS.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with English Heritage, is responsible for deciding applications for SMC. Applications must be made via to the DCMS not the Borough Council on a standard form, giving details of the proposal for which consent is sought. The Department of Culture, Media & Sport, Architecture and Historic Environment at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5DH can provide application forms and advice on what information should accompany the application. Applications must include either a certificate of ownership or proof that applicants have notified the owner.
Scheduled Monument Consent and Planning Permission
Anyone wishing to carry out development on a scheduled site or one containing a scheduled monument may need planning (or other) permission as well as SMC.
SMC cannot be taken to remove the need for other statutory consents for development and the possible need for planning permission is an entirely separate matter which applicants for SMC must pursue for themselves. It is normally possible for applications for SMC and planning permission to run simultaneously through the two systems.
ENFORCEMENT
Offences
It is an offence, punishable by fine, to do works to a scheduled monument without obtaining SMC. It is also an offence to damage or destroy a scheduled monument; the maximum penalty for this is an unlimited fine and/or a period of two years' imprisonment.
Metal detectorsThe use of metal detectors on scheduled monuments without the written consent of English Heritage is an offence punishable by a fine. The removal from the site of a scheduled monument of any object of archaeological or historical interest found by the use of a metal detector without such written consent is also an offence punishable by a fine.
IPSWICH SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS
Number -Title - Grid Reference
31 - Wolsey's Gate, College Street - TM 164 441
32 - Dominican Friary (remains of) - TM 166 443/TM 167 443
185 - Area of middle & late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street & Upper Orwell Street - TM 166 445
186 - Area of middle & late Saxon town, off Foundation Street - TM 165 444/ TM 165 443/ TM 166 443
189 - Area of middle & late Saxon and medieval defences, off Shire Hall Yard - TM 166 442
190 - Area of middle & late Saxon town at corner of Foundation Street &
Smart Street - TM 165 442
191 - Area of middle & late Saxon town, off Star Lane - TM 163 441
192 - Area of middle & late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane - TM 164 440
193 - Area of middle & late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road - TM 164 441
194 - Area of middle & late Saxon town, & medieval defences, off Foundry Road - TM 168 443
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