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“Bravo indeed. Next. Can National Trust return to its founding principles & distance itself from burrowing through its property for a damaging #StonehengeTunnel? After all NT was a signatory to the 2006 consortium of conservation bodies’ statement (https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/STONEHENGE-WHS-JOINT-PR-30-03-2006.pdf):
STONEHENGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE: Joint response by conservation organizations
On 17th March 2006, leading independent conservation organisations met to agree a common view of the current Highways Agency A303 Stonehenge Improvement Scheme Review consultation.
“All call on the Highways Agency to explore different options, which would be acceptable in terms of impact on the World Heritage landscape. These options should include above ground, or mainly above ground, routes, within northern and southern corridors, together with tunnel options that avoid impacting on the World Heritage site“.
The Heritage Journal 