The plans were first approved in 2020 but were later overturned in 2021 after a campaign.
By Sammy Jenkins & PA MediaThe Department for Transport approved the £1.7bn two-mile tunnel from Amesbury to Berwick Down in Wiltshire on Friday.in 2021 after campaigns by locals.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said in a 64-page letter he was "satisfied there is a clear need" for the new tunnel and the project's "harm on spatial, visual relations and settings is less than substantial and should be weighed against the public benefits".
"The likelihood must be that objectors will already be poring over the Secretary of State's lengthy and detailed decision letter looking for grounds on which to launch another legal challenge.
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