Who operates the CBA Planning Casework Database and on whose behalf?

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The Historic Environment Casework Database at casework.jcnas.org.uk is operated by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) on behalf of the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies (JCNAS). The site itself states this directly: it is "an online service operated by the Council for British Archaeology on behalf of the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies (JCNAS)." That single sentence answers both halves of the question — the CBA runs the service, and it does so for JCNAS.

The two organisations and their roles

Organisation Role in relation to the database
Council for British Archaeology (CBA) Operates the online service — the body running and maintaining the database
Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies (JCNAS) The body on whose behalf the service is operated

The distinction matters if you need to know who to contact or who is responsible for the content. The CBA is the operator; JCNAS is the beneficiary and the reason the service exists.

What "operated on behalf of JCNAS" means in practice

The database holds "information relating to planning proposals received by the JCNAS for comment." In other words, the content exists because JCNAS receives planning proposals and needs to respond to them. The CBA provides the online platform that makes this casework accessible, but the underlying purpose — commenting on planning proposals — belongs to JCNAS.

So the arrangement is:

  • JCNAS receives planning proposals and comments on them.
  • The CBA runs the database that records and presents this casework.
  • The database is the shared resource where that information lives.

Why the site exists

The service is a casework database for the historic environment. Its purpose is to hold and provide access to information about planning proposals that JCNAS has received for comment. If you have questions about the service itself, the site directs you to contact the operators; it also points users to its Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Practical takeaways

  • If your question is about who runs the site, the answer is the Council for British Archaeology.
  • If your question is about whose casework it represents, the answer is JCNAS.
  • If you need to get in touch, the site provides a contact route, and you should check the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy before relying on the service.