Representation by Oliver Harwood
- Date submitted
- 10 January 2019
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am a regular user of the A303 for business and pleasure and have always enjoyed the unparalleled view of Stonehenge and its landscape setting as I have passed by, on occasion stopping and enjoying the view from the public road without having to pay to enter the site. I understand that the proposals will deny me this opportunity as well as causing irreparable damage to Stonehenge which was described by UNESCO as a ‘landscape without parallel’ I am also as a keen conservationist deeply concerned that insufficient attention has been paid in selecting this hugely damaging option to the Blick Mead Mesolithic site and its setting and disturbance of rare bird species. You have rejected the most sustainable option without even looking at it: given my concerns regarding landscape and conservation, I would happily swop my view of Stonehenge from the car for the (unconsidered) long tunnel option which would restore the ancient landscape and setting of this incomparable marvel. If we are to call ourselves a civilised nation (the sixth largest economy in the world) we should not penny pinch and select a scheme that causes so much harm without properly examining the longer tunnelled alternatives. Thank you Oliver Harwood MA (Cantab) FRICS