Useful Links
The Public Inquiry
The Stonehenge Public Inquiry opened on 17 February 2004. The Stonehenge homepage on The Planning Inspectorate website provides links to the following information:
- Stonehenge Inquiry News
- Who's Who
- Inquiry Documents
- Inquiry Programme
- Inquiry Library
- Inquiry Venue
- Procedures
- Secretariat Office
- Pre Inquiry Meeting
- Written Representations
- Related Links
- Daily Transcripts of the proceedings
English Heritage
The English Heritage website includes information about the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge:
- What are World Heritage Sites?
- Why Stonehenge is a World Heritage Site
- Stonehenge World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Long Term Objectives
- Current Projects
- Management of the World Heritage Site
International Council on Monuments and Sites UK (ICOMOS-UK)
The News & Events page on the ICOMOS-UK site contains the following documents relating to the proposed road improvements at Stonehenge:
- ICOMOS-UK Position Statement, September 2002
- ICOMOS-UK Press Release, 4th October, 2002: Decision Time for Stonehenge Roads: How will Ministers put a value on the inspirational Stonehenge landscape?
- ICOMOS-UK Press Release, 12th December 2002: What Price World Heritage?
The National Trust
The National Trust has objected to the proposed 2.1km road tunnel scheme on landscape, archaeological and ecological grounds. The National Trust website contains the following:
- The Stonehenge Project
- The Trust’s position at the Public Inquiry into the proposed A303 road tunnel
- News: Summary of evidence on Stonehenge road inquiry
SaveStonehenge!
SaveStonehenge! is a site campaigning against the Government plan to construct a four-lane road and tunnel through the World Heritage Site. The site includes information on press coverage, links, news, and suggestions on how you can take action.
For all the latest press articles on the subject see SaveStonehenge Press Cuttings and Journal Articles.
SaveStonehenge provides brief information or links to the alternative plans (such as the ACT Stonehenge A303 Realignment Plan) but it does not support or promote any one in particular. In line with the International Council on Monuments and Sites UK (ICOMOS-UK) it opposes the official plan and is calling for a full evaluation of all the alternative plans at the Public Inquiry.
The Stonehenge Project
The aim: "The Stonehenge Project is designed to improve the setting and interpretation of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. It will remove the sights and sounds of the roads and traffic from the area near the Stones, improve the landscape by changing it to chalk downland, and transform the visitor experience with better access and a new world class visitor centre." (Stonehenge Project)
The Stonehenge Project website includes the following documents:
- A map showing the proposed short tunnel and the location of the proposed new visitors' centre at Countess Roundabout.
- WHS Management Plan (available to download)
- Land Use Plan (available to download)