Thank you for your superb support! It is putting the Transport Secretary under pressure. Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has twice extended the deadline for a decision on the £1.7billion project, and now has until 13 November to reach a final verdict. A massive surge in numbers has boosted opposition … Continue reading →
Rishi Sunak made much in his Budget statement on Wednesday 11 March about “getting things done”. His announcement of funding to upgrade the A303 past Stonehenge horrified all those who hold this landscape dear. What exactly does this mean for the World Heritage Site? Tom Holland, our President, eloquently describes … Continue reading →
DEAR SUPPORTER – AN URGENT REQUEST! Highways England’s A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme is at a critical stage. A decision on whether to approve it is due by 2 April, but funding for the scheme could be announced in the Budget on 11 March. We would like to swamp the new Chancellor … Continue reading →
The future of the Stonehenge Tunnel scheme planned to gouge its way through the World Heritage Site hangs in the balance. The Examining Authority sent its report and recommendations on the scheme to the Secretary of State for Transport last month for a decision on or around 2nd April. That … Continue reading →
The Infrastructure Planning Inspectorate’s Examination of the Development Consent Order application for widening the A303 through Stonehenge WHS has now closed. Since April, the Alliance’s attention has been focused 100% on scrutinising documents, writing objections, commissioning specialists and co-ordinating our case against the road scheme. We worked alongside superb … Continue reading →
