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English Heritage's plans for a new Stonehenge visitor centre have been given conditional approval.

In the Adobe PDFStonehenge decision letter of 28 March 2007 243kb Secretary of State Ruth Kelly said the scheme could only go ahead once the government had approved the published A303 roads scheme.

On 6 December 2007, the government decided not to fund the A303 improvements. Salisbury District Council issued a statement in response to this news.

In February 2008 Salisbury District Council renewed its pledge to work towards improving the visitor facilities at Stonehenge and issued a Adobe PDFPosition statement on Stonehenge World Heritage Site 27kb

Stonehenge in the snow

Earlier in 2006 English Heritage resubmitted their planning application to develop a new visitor centre for Stonehenge. The council approved the application in July, subject to a number of conditions. This application was identical to the one English Heritage submitted to the council in 2004.

A public inquiry was then be held by the Planning Inspectorate, during December 2006. A decision was made by the Secretary of State was made in a Adobe PDFStonehenge decision letter of 28 March 2007 243kb.

Download the council's Adobe PDFProof of Evidence 279kb Stonehenge or a Adobe PDFProof of Evidence Summary 41kb Stonehenge, and the Adobe PDFStatement of Common Ground 1.5mb.

See also the proofs of evidence supplied by English Heritage, and the Adobe PDFdraft Section 106 Agreement 64kb between English Heritage and Salisbury District Council.

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Telephone:
01722 434354

email:
forwardplanning@salisbury.gov.uk...

Postal address:
Forward Planning & Transportation
Planning Office
61 Wyndham Road
Salisbury
SP1 3AH