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Stonehenge centre plans refused

Submitted by PaulM on Wednesday, 27 July 2005  Page Views: 1864

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Plans for a £67m visitor centre at Stonehenge have been turned down over worries about the environment. Salisbury District Council said the decision to refuse the plan was "exacerbated by government plans" to review upgrades to the nearby A303.

It said without the separate upgrade scheme taking place, the current visitor centre plans would not guarantee "safe access on to the A303".

Tunnel plans on the A303 are to be reviewed because of spiralling costs.

When the upgrades to the route were first announced in 2002, costs were estimated to be £183m, but this has now risen to £470m.

Councillors also said the plans for a land train at the centre could have an "adverse impact on the World Heritage Site, the residents and archaeology".

Source: BBC Online 26 July 2005
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