Wimbledon tennis site expansion can go ahead, high court rules | Wimbledon

A proposed expansion of the Wimbledon tennis area will continue after the Supreme Court decided to decide in favor of an original decision to allow 39 courts, including a 8,000 show court on the grounds of former Wimbledon Park Golf Club.

This year’s 138th championship, a judicial compilation, the campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP), last year, the Great London Authority (GLA) against the entire British Grass Tennis Club to allow the size of the legal action came after legal action.

The campaigns asked the judge to break the original decision in September 2024 and order to be sent back to GLA to re -evaluate it.

Deborah Jevans, the chair of the All England Club, said: “We have a solid planning permit that provides a permanent house for the Wimbledon Qualification Competition and providing a permanent house for the local people for more than 100 years.” He said.

On Monday, Mr. Justice Saini said, “In short, the application of the defendant to both legal confidence and restrictive contracts was a rationally implemented planning decision that draws attention to appropriate and relevant factors.” He said the following.

In response to the decision of Monday, the campaign group said that he had to object to the decision and claimed that GLA had made a “important özgür legal mistake on the special legal status of the park.

SWP Director Christopher Coombe said: “If this decision stops, it would form an worrying precedent for the unwanted development of the green belt and public open areas protected in London and throughout the country.”

The Campaign Group said that there are other legal protections that will be “insurmountable için for property developers, including future action in January. Brought by All England Club It will determine whether the land is for public recreation or whether it is protected with legal confidence.

Coombe said: ” [All England club] Will has certainly noted an important public anger about this development, which is expressed outside the latest legal courts, and we hope that they can be convinced to participate with us in a constructive way to reach the solution of this four -year -old dispute. “

Residents opposed the loss of the green area and a 10 -year disruption in the local region. They also questioned legality as the proposed expansion, To force Merton and Wandsworth’s districts, it would be clear Metropolitan Open LandIt has the same protected situation as the green belt.

The opposite side of the club will offer public access, including a 9.3 hectare (23 acres) park, which was once a special golf field and will open more green spaces outside the championships. The scaling of the facilities says it is necessary for players and to protect the prestige of the Grand Slam tournament.

The dispute dates back to 1993, when All England Club’s Golf Field land bought from Merton Council for £ 5.2 million. He signed a treaty that acknowledges that he would not use the land as leisure, entertainment or open space. The campaign group, which collected £ 200,000 before the examination, believes that the proposals violate this promise.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the decision. “Wimbledon’s largest tennis competition in the world and London as the world’s sports capital, he said.

“This plan will provide significant economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits to the local area, wider capital and the UK economy and create new jobs and green spaces.”

The planning permit for expansion was first given by the Deputy Mayor of London, Jules Pipe, and said that the bids would provide benefits to üzerine overweight than damage ”.