Representation by Tom Watson
- Date submitted
- 8 January 2019
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The ‘Stonehenge Tunnel’ project would cause irreparable damage to a World Heritage Site, its archaeology and setting, described by UNESCO as a ‘landscape without parallel’. UNESCO’s international advisers say the scheme should not go ahead in its present form. There are serious concerns about damage to Blick Mead Mesolithic site and its setting. The project would block the view of Stonehenge from the road and require to pay to see the Stones in future. It would also cause disturbance to rare bird species (Stone Curlew and Great Bustard). Meanwhile there is a lack of alternative options which would not damage the World Heritage Site in this consultation. All in all this seems to me to be a ridiculous project whose benefits cannot possibly match the potential for irreparable harm to a site of unique historical and archaeological importance.