Wimbledon expansion taken to Court

A legal battle over plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site is to be taken to the Court of Appeal by local campaigners.

Plans were approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA) in September 2024 for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to build 38 tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club in west London.

Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) said it was delighted to be able to appeal, and described their challenge as “a David and Goliath struggle.”

AELTC said the plans “will create a permanent home for the Wimbledon Qualifying Competition and deliver 27 acres of beautiful new parkland”.

(BBC sport)