TIMELINE: THE LONG ROAD TO A ‘NEW’ STONEHENGE
1930 The photograph (above) shows the approach along the A303 (with the A344 to the right) in about 1930
1968 First facilities, car park and pedestrian underpass built
1979
Dept of Environment sets up Stonehenge working party to look into future management of the site
1984
English Heritage (EH) established – chair Lord Montagu pledges to “fi nd and implement a permanent solution”
1986 Stonehenge and Avebury put on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site List. Includes commitment by UK government to close the A344
1991
EH submits outline planning application for a visitor centre at Larkhill, which is refused
1992
EH launches design competition for a new visitor centre, and submits a planning application of a design by Ted Cullinan. Later withdrawn.
1993 Presentation of Stonehenge described as “a national disgrace” by the National Audit Offi ce and Public Accounts Committee
1996
EH submits bid to Millennium Commission for a Stonehenge Millennium Park, but bid is turned down
1998
EH chair, Sir Jocelyn Stevens, makes another EH attempt at launching a Stonehenge Master Plan, including plans for a 2km cut- and-cover tunnel for the A303 and visitor centre at Countess East
2000 – 2003 Under chair Sir Neil Cossons, EH pushes forward a scheme at Countess East and improvements to the A303 involving a bored tunnel.
2004 After a public inquiry, Dept of Transport announces A303 tunnel will be adopted
2004
Planning application submitted for a new, semi-subterranean visitor centre at Countess. Planning permission granted in March 2007
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DEC 2007 Government announces cancellation of A303 tunnel scheme meaning visitor centre scheme must also be abandoned
JAN 2008 Government asks EH to draw up a new scheme
OCT 2009 EH submits
planning application for a visitor centre at Airman’s Corner. Permission granted in June 2010
JAN 2012 All road orders to close the A344 granted
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JULY 2012 Work on the new visitor centre begins
JUNE 2013 Work to decommission the A344 starts
DEC 2013 New visitor centre opens
JAN 2014 Existing car park and facilities start to be removed
JUNE 2014 Landscape near Stonehenge will be restored; project completed
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