A three-day judicial review of the government’s decision to approve a road tunnel near Stonehenge is set to start on June 23 until June 25.

The three-day hearing will be held at the High Court in London.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps approved the £1.7bn road scheme for the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down in November 2020 despite the reservations of planning officials.

The Planning Inspectorate had recommended the transport secretary refused consent, warning it would cause ‘permanent, irreversible harm’ to the World Heritage site.

Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) is challenging the decision and believes it will have a detrimental impact on the ancient site. The project, expected to take five years to complete, is scheduled to get under way in 2023.

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