Representation by Kate Fielden
- Date submitted
- 9 January 2019
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
As an archaeologist, I have been in involved in planning and the historic environment on a voluntary basis for CPRE Wiltshire Branch, and in relation to the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site (WHS), for over 30 years.
My objections to the A303 Stonehenge project include the following:
Non-compliance with: i) planning policy and guidance; ii) the WHS Management Plan; and iii) European Directives and Conventions, notably the World Heritage Convention concerning protection of the WHS.
Disregard for: i) advice of UNESCO World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS advisory missions to Stonehenge; and ii) advice of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee 2017 and 2018.
I also object on the following further grounds:
i) Irreparable damage to the WHS, its archaeology, historic environment, landscape and setting
ii) The unsound Heritage Impact Assessment
iii) Lack of certainty concerning effects on the natural environment: protected species and sites
iv) Lack of information on key issues at the present time such as archaeology and hydrogeology
v) Deficient consultation and inaccurate information in promotional material
vi) Loss of the motorists’ view of Stonehenge
vii) Unconvincing heritage valuation surveys
Viii) Potential impacts of the scheme on the Avebury part of the WHS
ix) The lack of sound economic justification for the project