John Trehy

Experience

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  Valerie Keeley

  Jun 1997 - Sept 1997

  Archaeology assistant

  Straight out of Sheffield & set to work on a multi period prehistoric site to the north of Arklow as part of a new road bypass scheme.

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  Cork City Council

  Nov 1997 - Jan 2004

  Project Archaeologist

  From initially being employed on a short term contract to excavate a development plot at Gratton Street on the edge of the medieval city, the commencement of the EC infrastructure project to upgrade the citys water and drainage resources, resulted in a dedicated archaeological team being created under the directorship of Maurice F. Hurley, Cork City Archaeologist and project director, Catryn Power. Key tasks/skills of post:Post-excavation writing, editing, cartographic and documentary research, finds processing, draughting of plans, GPS and Total Station surveying, site photographer, report production and dissemination of information at annual presentations. Show less

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  Terence O'Rourke

  Mar 2004 - Jan 2024

  I am Head of the Heritage team and provide strategic advice and guidance on heritage issues from due diligence prior to option agreements through to the satisfactory discharge of planning conditions. I strongly advocate the advantages of utilising the heritage resource to raise appreciation and awareness of (pre)historic landuse and have advised on the benefits of heritage interpretation as part of masterplan proposals from small residential proposals to Garden Village schemes. As well as contributing to environmental statements, and working collaboratively with designers on sensitive masterplans that take account of heritage assets, I project manage invasive and non-invasive works by archaeological contractors. I have acted as an expert heritage witness at public inquiries across England and Wales and have extensive experience of local plan examinations. Show less I am responsible for assessing potential development impact upon a site’s archaeological & heritage resource. Project manage all necessary archaeological site investigations for planning applications and EIA's. Involved in the following sectors: residential, Renewables across UK and Republic of Ireland, recreation and leisure, urban regeneration. Act as client liaison between archaeological contractors and local planning authorities throughout the UK. This ensures adequate levels of site investigation are undertaken & sufficient mitigation agreed to aid planning approval. I have also been an expert witness for cultural heritage concerns at three successful public inquiries; on behalf of Dover District Council for an inappropriately sited wind farm site at North Dover; in support of an Energy from Waste Facility at St Dennis, Cornwall & on behalf of Carmarthenshire council against the Bryn Llywelyn wind farm. I adhere to best practice techniques to ensure that the archaeology, and associated cultural heritage sites likely to be affected are afforded proper assessment, both in direct physical impacts and potential change to setting. Early consultation with relevant local planning authorities, and where necessary, Historic England, Historic Scotland & Cadw, informs the approach at the earliest design stage of a project. Consultation continues throughout a project to ensure transparency and communication of the proposals and their implications for the historic environment. This approach allows the local planning authority to determine applications based upon information provided at their request and ensures that the cultural heritage resource is assessed transparently and in keeping with national and local plan policies. Show less

  • Technical Director

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2024

  • Technical Director

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2024

  • Associate Director Company Archaeologist

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2024

  • Environmental Manager

    Mar 2004 - Dec 2007
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  SLR Consulting

  Jan 2024 - now

  Technical Discipline Manager