Representation by Carole Green
- Date submitted
- 11 December 2018
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
My concerns involve primarily the environmental and archaeological damage that would occur should this project be allowed to go ahead.
Stonehenge sits alongside one of Wiltshire’s green roads that is a haven for wildlife and has not been damaged by farming. This new development would have a severe environmental impact on that space. It would also impact on other rare species of bird and most likely butterfly.
Noise pollution and the ground turbulence of faster moving traffic, should this plan go ahead would have a detrimental effect on the Stonehenge site and that of other adjacent archaeological sites.
Stonehenge is part of the visual scenery of Wiltshire. To curtail the view from the road is not conducive to having open access and any barriers would have a detrimental effect on the view.
UNESCO have advised against this planned development as it stands. As Stonehenge is a World Heritage site which belongs to all peoples irrespective of the location[redacted]to go against UNESCO advice is of extreme concern.
The archaeological damage has already been noted above, however there would be significant damage done to adjacent Mesolithic sites, such as Blick Mead and other sites not yet surveyed. To destroy these by using large pieces of plant to implement this plan would not only go against UNESCO but would preclude future archaeological opportunities.