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It may be an oversimplification to say a 'victory' to King Arthur. The inspector writes:
"I consider that parking on the BOATs is detrimental to the setting of
Stonehenge and the visual amenity of the WHS. The concerns of groups
such as the Druids and Pagans about what they see as the introduction of
restrictions on parking on the Byways are understandable. However, it
seems that there is no right to do so in any event and hence no such right
would be negated by the TRO."
He suggests "making and enforcing an Order specifically prohibiting parking on the relevant lengths of BOATs, and/or physical measures such as reducing the widths of the BOATs."
The decision to keep them open seems to largely have come down to
"it seems to me that diverting trail riders from BOATs onto roads would be likely to increase the level of risk to their safety, even if the particular roads involved are not in themselves significantly more dangerous than other similar ones."
" the loss of 7km, particularly given the strategic importance of those routes,
and without similar alternative routes being available would in my view be
significantly detrimental to the current users. There would therefore be a
substantial loss of amenity to the motorised recreational users of the
BOATs, particularly motorcycle trail riders, despite their relatively low
numbers."
So all Wiltshire council have to do is create some signs equating to 'double yellow lines' along the drove and they can still stop parking on them. Stonehenge is also going to be much harder to access along the drove, given that the A344 is being closed.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road