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Stonehenge Byways - get ready to lose them

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ChrisW70:
For all those that have used the byways around Stonehenge and those that would like to be able to use them and everyone else in between, these are now under threat.

Unless we act they are set to be closed to recreational users as part of English Heritage's ongoing vision of what Stonehenge should be all about.

See the following link for the EH vision, you may wish to comment, use the 'Contact Us' tab;

http://stonehengevisitorcentre.org/#/need-for-improvement/outline

However formal objections to the proposals are also needed, details are below.

The proposals to close the byways are to "improve the amenity" - considering that agricultural vehicles will still be permitted to use them AND the A303 will remain open this seems like a poor excuse for enabling a money making scheme for EH and to rid us of our legitimate rights.

Thousands of vehicles passing in close proximity to Stonehenge every day along the A303 is 'tolerable' (and set to increase as the A344 will be closed off and traffic diverted along the A303) whereas a handful of recreational vehicles along nearby byways must be stopped!

As usual we are being treated as second class citizens once again. These are fantastic byways as anyone who has used them would testify, therefore it would be a great shame to lose them due to some "vision" particularly as the A303 is a much greater "threat" to the amenity and tranquillity of the area as it's a damn sight nearer! This one point alone, illustrates the bias and fuzzy thinking that typify TROs! Not to mention WCC stated they had no plans to close these byways when asked this summer, yet they are identified as a key supporting Stakeholder to these plans.

Another fall out of these proposals is that these routes provide a link to Salisbury Plain and surrounding byways for those further south.

You can write, email or complete an online form with your objection on the Wilts CC website - be warned though, the previous initial consultation in November last year managed to lose many objections that were lodged or they were lumped in with planning objections not objections to the TRO proposals!

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council/consultations/troconsultations/trostonehengeprohibitionondriving.htm

Objections need to be in before the 15th February 2010 - do it now!

This needs as much coverage as possible - please forward on to who you feel necessary.

Saffy:
Wonder if the fact that people park freely along there and get a decent free view of the stones for photographs, and campers use it over night (hippies park further up the lane). We should object as the lane is a popular meeting point for greenlaning visitors  as it is easy to find before proceeding onto exploring Wiltshire lanes.

ChrisW70:
From what I can see the byway that runs past the stones will fall under the land of the new visitor centre - visitors will have to walk across it to get to the stones. Although you could understand if they just wanted to close that one and the byway to it from Larkhill but the other two the other side of the A303 don't really make any sense considering the amount of traffic that uses the A303.

The new visitor centre would be at Airmans Corner - hell of a lot further away than where the existing one is.

bravo669:
the byway over the other side of the 303 over normanton down was closed a while back and the person at druids lodge has kept the sign and puts it out as and when. i havent got round to checking if it is open yet, but the end on the 303 is open at the moment. (it was blocked with a lock on the gate to which the tro sign was attached)

dxmedia:
LMAO make the henge look even smaller than it is then  :lol: :lol:  Think spinal tap had the right idea ;)  Wasn't impressed when I went myself, was looking out of the wrong window trying to see it.  France for the big standing stones !

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