Site investigation works - commencement of planning

[Moonshine]

I may want to get some boreholes and ground investigation works done on my site.

The site has planning, and pre commencement conditions have not been discharged yet.

Would ground investigation works be considered commencement?

 

I will probably clear it with the case officer first but want to see if it's generally a yes or no.

[nod]

You are as well checking 

But I was in a similar position when I started 

I wanted to take the slates off a building to be demolished and cut 30 trees down

I was told ok But no heavy machinery 

He then added Obviously if you need to bore for ground tests 

that will be ok 

But you must remove the machinery as soon as the holes have been bored 

[Mr Punter]

Site investigation is not commencement, so you are fine.