Guest author, Tim Marshall, Emeritus Professor of Planning at Oxford Brookes University, explains why he is not in favour of the Stonehenge proposal and puts the A303 Expressway in the context of national transport planning policy. Professor Marshall is a planning academic, formerly a planning practitioner with a lifetime interest in … Continue reading →
UNESCO cautioned the Government last July that Highways England’s proposals for a 2.9km (1.8-mile) tunnel and new 4-lane carriageway located within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) were inadequate and highly damaging, saying: “It is not considered satisfactory to suggest that the benefits from a 2.9km tunnel to the centre … Continue reading →
UNESCO’S World Heritage Committee [1] has called on the UK Government to rethink plans to build a 2.9km tunnel for a widened A303 past Stonehenge. Representatives on the Committee from 21 countries agreed with UNESCO’s 2017 Advisory Mission’s report that the benefits of a 2.9km tunnel to the centre of … Continue reading →
An A level history student from near Stonehenge who has signed our petition was filmed this week asking all UK candidates to protect the Stonehenge World Heritage Site from further damage, rightly pointing out that “This is my heritage! What message will you send to future generations?” The three questions asked, that … Continue reading →
The general election is your chance to ask your prospective candidates questions and ensure they understand that protecting the whole of Stonehenge World Heritage Site is important to you. [The following two questions will be reviewed when manifestos and list of all candidates have been published]. 1: Protection of UK World Heritage … Continue reading →
