{"id":37316,"date":"2023-08-18T16:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37316"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:27:58","slug":"campaigners-to-challenge-a303-stonehenge-tunnel-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37316","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners to challenge A303 Stonehenge tunnel again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Campaigners are planning another legal challenge over the construction of a road tunnel near Stonehenge.<\/h3>\n

image for illustration – Sumit Surai \u2013 Own work<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 Planning permission was first given in 2020 but was later quashed\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

BBC News writes:<\/p>\n

Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has sent the government a letter outlining its concerns about the A303 Stonehenge dual carriageway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chris Todd, director of SSWHS, said: “The government has stuck two fingers up at UNESCO and all those who care about our British heritage.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Highways England says the tunnel will reduce traffic and cut journey times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Planning permission\u00a0was first given in 2020\u00a0but was later\u00a0quashed by the High Court\u00a0in 2021 after a campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the Department for Transport approved the \u00a31.7bn two-mile (3.2km) tunnel from Amesbury to Berwick Down in Wiltshire on 14 July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SSWHS said\u00a0the government’s approval “flew in the face” of opposition from UNESCO and the recommendation for refusal of the scheme by independent planning inspectors….<\/p>\n

Wiltshire Council backs the scheme and councillor Caroline Thomas, cabinet member for transport, said: “This huge infrastructure project represents a significant investment in Wiltshire….”<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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