The proposed development site itself is located on the south side of Main Street c. 280m east-southeast of Farndon church. The site is bordered by Main Street to the north, a trackway to the west, gardens to the south and open ground to the east. The groundworks comprised of the excavation of an extensive area of footings and reduction of ground inside to the footprint of the proposed dwelling and garage. The footings were excavated to a depth of at least 1m, over an area measuring c.24m long and 23m wide. The scheme of works required the monitoring and recording of an extensive plot for the footings for a new dwelling and garage. The monitoring revealed a topsoil and ground raising deposit containing modern building debris, suggesting the area had been used as a dump and wasteland. A large circular undated pit containing rough unhewn limestone blocks, possibly from a former nearby structure, was also discovered.