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THE STONEHENGE ALLIANCE [1]
Legal action launched on Stonehenge road decision
EMBARGOED: 00:01 hrs, Monday, 30 November, 2020
Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site [2], a new organisation set up by The Stonehenge Alliance, has instructed counsel and Leigh Day to investigate the lawfulness of the Secretary of State’s decision [3] to approve the A303 Stonehenge dual carriageway. A letter is being sent today (Friday 27th) to the Department for Transport outlining its concerns.
To make this possible, campaigners are launching an appeal on CrowdJustice [4] to raise £50,000 to cover the initial costs of the legal action, which will go live at 6am on Monday.
The decision by Grant Shapps to approve the road on 12 November, despite a recommendation by the Examination Panel that it be refused [5], sent shock waves around the world.
Tom Holland, Stonehenge Alliance President, expressed his backing for the legal…
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