Overview

• Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, could be delisted if plans for a nearby road project featuring a tunnel go ahead, according to campaigners.
• The £1.7 billion scheme, backed by Transport Secretary Mark Harper, includes a two-mile tunnel and aims to overhaul eight miles of the A303.
• Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) is challenging the decision, arguing that the project would cause irreversible harm to the site and its heritage value.
• The Department for Transport approved the tunnel for the second time in July 2023, despite previous legal action by campaigners.
• The High Court is expected to make a ruling on the case at a later date.