Stonehenge Roads Public Inquiry

• Delays in implementing the scheme
• Links to other websites
• Inquiry Documents

The Public Inquiry, began on Tuesday 17 February 2004 at the Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, and continued, from 18 February, at the main inquiry venue – Cross Keys House, Salisbury. The Inquiry closed on the 11 May,and the inspector should have presented his report (pdf) on 6 September 2004. It wasn't in fact presented until 31 January 2005.

The Druid Network and the British Druid Order both submitted objections and these may be found below. Emma Restall Orr (Bobcat) presented the case on behalf of both The Druid Network and The British Druid Order on 25 February 2004. The transcript of the proceedings is now available on the Inquiry website or on our own indexed page. The National Trust presented its case on 2-5 March 2004. On 9-12 March it was the turn of ICOMOS-UK followed by a joint presentation by the Prehistoric Society, the Council for British Archaeology and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Christopher Chippindale, one of the presenters for this group, wrote the book 'Stonehenge Complete'.

Support for The Druid Network line has been given not only by Philip Shallcrass of the British Druid Order but also by Damh Smith (Damh the Bard) and Philip Carr-Gomm of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, by Arthur Pendragon of the Loyal Arthurian Warband and by Stefan Seniuk of the Albion Conclave.

Links to other websites

Official Stonehenge Inquiry Website:
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/stonehenge/index.htm

Websites of other interested parties:

• Campaign to Protect Rural England: http://www.cpre.org.uk/news-releases/news-rel-2004/08-04.htm
• Council for British Archaeology: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/stonehenge/index.html
• English Heritage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.876
• Highways Agency: http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/a_roads/a303/stonehenge/index.htm
• ICOMOS-UK: http://www.icomos.org/uk/
• The National Trust: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/news/stonehenge_position.htm
• Salisbury Green Party: http://www.salisbury.greenparty.org.uk/stones/index.html
• Salisbury Transport 2000: http://www.salisburyt2000.org.uk/sthnge.htm
• Save Stonehenge!: http://www.savestonehenge.org.uk/inquiry.html
• The Stonehenge Project: http://www.thestonehengeproject.org/
• Stonehenge Solution: http://www.stonehengesolution.co.uk

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Inquiry Documents:

1. BDO Submission BDO/1/1
2. TDN Submission DN/1/1
3. Some comments on the Stonehenge road proposals and the 'reburial issue' by Drs Jenny Blain and Robert Wallis DN/2/1
4. Response by the Highways Agency to the BDO submission HA/13/5 (formerly HA/BDO/1)
5. Response by the Highways Agency to TDN submission HA/13/6 (formerly HA/DN/1)
6. Message from Philip Shallcrass, Chief of the BDO, to Val Lucas, Inquiry Programme Officer, explaining that Emma Restall Orr will be presenting on behalf of both TDN & BDO
7. Transcript of Presentation and Cross-Examination by Emma Restall Orr at the Inquiry 25 February 2004.