The Revised Management Plan

The revised Plan will set the overarching strategy to protect the Site’s Outstanding Universal Value, provide access worthy of the Site for visitors, and allow its continued use for sustainable agriculture. Central to it is the Vision established for the 2000 Plan which is still valid today. The Plan consists of:

• a description of the World Heritage Site and an assessment of its Outstanding Universal Value, other values and character; its current management; the planning and policy context for the Site; and an assessment of the effectiveness of the 2000 Plan (Part 1);

• the identification of the main issues affecting the Outstanding Universal Value of the Site which need to be addressed (Part 2);

• the Vision, aims (long-term), and policies (short to medium term), addressing the management issues (Part 3);

• mechanisms for implementing and monitoring the Plan and a programme of action (Part 4).

The full draft of the revised Plan and a summary of the revised Management Plan are downloadable from this web page (see right-hand column).

Changes from the 2000 Plan

The new Plan sets out the many new legislative, policy and political changes since 2000. It includes a new Statement of Significance for the World Heritage Site, and incorporates recent archaeological research. In the light of recent government decisions, it does not focus on the long-term roads or visitor facilities improvements to the Site, but instead sets out a framework for improvements that could be delivered in the immediate future. It will propose to evaluate developments, inside or outside the WHS, according to their impact on the site’s OUV and will now emphasise the setting of all key monuments, not just Stonehenge. There is also more emphasis on museums, education and interpretation.

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WHS Management Plan Summary (12 pages - 800Kb)

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