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Stonehenge Tunnel Faces Renewed Legal Challenge Over Heritage and Environmental Concerns

Campaigners argue the project risks delisting the site as a World Heritage Site and increases emissions, while government defends the plan's public benefits.

  • Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site group brings new appeal to the Court of Appeal.
  • Campaigners argue the government failed to consider alternatives and the project's environmental impact.
  • The Department for Transport maintains the tunnel will reduce traffic and improve travel times.
  • UNESCO warns that the project could lead to Stonehenge losing its World Heritage status.
  • Legal battles have delayed the project multiple times since its initial proposal in the 1990s.
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