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A303 Stonehenge
Representation by Rod Archard
- Date submitted
- 10 January 2019
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The proposed short tunnel will compromise the area around Stonehenge. The tunnel portals are much too close to the stones so their environment will be noisy rather than tranquil. The scheme fails to take advantage of the land profile which would make a longer tunnel emerge well to the west of the site. This would also be deeper underground causing less likelihood of problems with the ground conditions and avoiding the extremely obtrusive cuttings and portals presently planned. The present scheme would be bad close to any heritage site - in the context of Stonehenge it is outrageous.