Last month, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee published a draft decision to add the archaeological site of Stonehenge to the list of sites in danger, but in recent days the decision was modified to remove Stonehenge from the list, during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi in recent days.

According to The Art Newspaper, UNESCO stated that the World Heritage Committee considered the developments proposed by the United Kingdom to be the best available option.

UNESCO clarified that the impacts resulting from the construction of a tunnel near the Stonehenge circle do not pose a significant or potential risk sufficient to justify the inclusion of the archaeological site on the list of World Heritage in danger at this stage.

The organization confirmed that it has requested the United Kingdom to submit a new report by December 1, 2025, so that the site's conservation status can be re-examined at the 48th UNESCO Committee session scheduled for July 2026.

A spokesman for the UK government told the BBC that the government is "passionately" interested in the UK's heritage, adding: "We welcome the committee's decision not to include Stonehenge on the list of World Heritage in danger."

It is worth noting that UNESCO previously opposed the plan officially, stating in 2019 that the tunnel initiative would have a "negative impact,"
and in 2021, it warned that Stonehenge could be included in its list of World Heritage sites in danger if the tunnel project was not modified.

Furthermore, a report released by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee earlier last year indicated that the proposed scheme still poses a threat to the outstanding universal value of the property, which was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1986.