This link from the Planning Inspectorate https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/a303-stonehenge/?ipcsection=docs&stage=6&filter1=Re-determination&filter2=Re-determination+Consultation+3+responses+%2829+April+2022%29 has the Responses to the Re-determination of the DCO regarding carbon budgets. There are just 22 responses with only 2, including my own, which were positive toward fixing the A303.
The majority of the remainder came from followers of https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/ (SHA) and of course the 18 and a bit page diatribe from Stonehenge Alliance themselves, who continually generate shed loads of pap! A few other responses preferred to leave no comment...so hopefully, we can assume those are in favour of the Project.
This is the link to my letter to the Inspectorate: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/TR010025/TR010025-003610-Janice%20Hassett.pdf requesting an air quality count be carried out in our village of Shrewton, since from now till late September, we suffer Rat Run traffic most days of all weeks till the end of summer, then it all starts again at the Autumn break and on to Christmas. Remember those figures from a previous blog of 169,000 vehicles in one month - August using both London Road 6-8 meters wide and on into our High Street just 6 meters in width? This traffic affects our health, our privacy and quality of life. As well as bad air quality, we have litter thrown from vehicles, bad attitude and very often hand gestures to local people....Unfortunately, there is an element of these Rat Runners who seem to forget that they are the ones cutting through and we have to live with it constantly!
Here's just one excerpt from someone against the Project.....
"For the attention of the A303 Stonehenge Case Team I am responding as an Interested Party and would be grateful for confirmation you have received this submission. I reiterate that I represent in my capacity as an Archdruid, the Female Druids United, the environmental voluntary network Sacred Grove Western Isles and the free access to Stonehenge campaigning group Open Access to Stonehenge and we continue to OBJECT to this Planning Application. There are no elements of this proposed development project, that I nor those I represent, can support. The tunnel would bring permanent archaeological and conservation damage to the WHS and deny free public amenity both to the public and those who hold Stonehenge and its environs as a sacred temple and landscape"
Whilst everyone is entitled to have an opinion, I would draw this person to the detail in this blog entry from https://staga303.blogspot.com/2021/12/myths-and-mythunderstandings.html dated 22/12/21 but I'm afraid these people never look at the wider picture and are not prepared to look at another view point or how local people are affected day on day! All they want is their beloved World Heritage Site (WHS) protected from apparent damage which cannot be proved while at the same time, ignoring the elephant in the room.....it's already extremely damaged with the A303 running right through the middle, cutting the WHS in two. Methinks they need to study the facts and the outcome, before claiming that piece of land as their own.....it belongs to everyone!!!
Following on from the 22 Responses issued..... today, Stonehenge Alliance have yet again requested that DFT seek further information from https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/a303-stonehenge/ this coming from their "Consortium of Stonehenge Experts" who can't find 4 topics within the myriad of files and documents making up the Project to fix the A303, which are of concern to these supposed "experts". We already came across these guys a number of years ago....remember my blog dated: 28/09/19 SHA and their Experts? The fact that National Highways need to reply to this request by 27th June must mean surely that things are moving on apace....this date has been amended to 11th July.
However, should SHA feel that the whole thing is slipping through their fingers....one does wonder...what rabbit they'll pull out of their ever burgeoning hat next....?
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