Press Release: The Court Grants Save Wimbledon Park Permission to Challenge March's High Court Decision in Regard to the Issues of Statutory Trusts on the Heritage Park Land

CJI: Wimbledon expansion: Protesters claim that the Tennis Club is not listening. Before the first ball was even served, protesters were already queuing in Wimbledon Park on day one of the championship, not for tickets, but to tell the All England Club: we're still here, and you're still not listening.

Tennis Fans Slam Wimbledon’s Influencer Influx With “Clown Show” Jibe. Wimbledon's Center Court has become as much a filming location as a sporting venue this fortnight, and fans are not happy about it. Event sponsors have hired dozens of influencers to cover the competition for their followers, and the tournament is increasingly being billed as "one big influencer event."

The Times: Cake stalls and campers: the ups and downs of living in Wimbledon. Some residents choose to cash in along with the shops and bars, but others dislike the disruption and fear expansion plans will make it worse.

The Telegraph: Wimbledon doubles down on state-of-the-art 'show court' plans. AELTC rejects alternative proposals to build state-of-the-art 'third' court on existing site in 15-page document sent to campaigners.

BBC: Anti-expansion protests held as Wimbledon begins A group opposing plans to expand the Wimbledon tennis complex held a protest outside the ground as the tournament got under way on Monday. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) wans to build 38 additional tennis courts and an 8,000 seat stadium on a former golf course opposite the site.

Putney News: Giant ears at dawn: the protest AELTC is trying not to hear. Residents brought giant ears to Wimbledon Park on Championships opening morning.

The Standard | 29 June 2026 | Megan Howe Thousands of tennis fans joined the Wimbledon queue the morning, including protesters from Save Wimbledon Park. Campaigners from Save Wimbledon Park Protesting on Opening Day | Mike Egerton / PA Wire Protesters from Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) were among the crowd in the queue today, as tennis fans waited for tickets on day one of the Wimbledon Championships. Dressed as tennis balls and holding large placards which read "AELTC can you 'e

Wimbledon must find a new tune after years stuck in aspic under Sally Bolton

Putney News 26th April 2026 Kieren McCarthy The architect who designed Wimbledon in the 1990s on what the approved expansion gets wrong, and how to fix it. This week, Richard Rees stood up in St Mark’s Church in Wimbledon and told 150 supporters of the Save Wimbledon Park movement what he thought of the All England Club’s approved plans to expand the world’s most famous tennis tournament. He was not polite. Rees is not a campaigner or a local resident. He is what is termed a

Putney News | 20 March 2026 | Kieren McCarthy Planning challenge, Lords amendment and Merton covenant all unresolved after Thursday’s ruling. "The All England Lawn Tennis Club won yesterday’s High Court ruling by a wider margin than almost anyone expected. But Save Wimbledon Park’s response, issued within hours, reveals a fight that now has more fronts than a single court case, and one of those fronts moves to the House of Lords within weeks. Yesterday’s judgment resolved on

Save Wimbledon Park Ltd. | Press Release | 19 March 2026 There was disappointment for Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (SWP) and its supporters as the High Court ruled that the golf course land in Wimbledon Park is not subject to a statutory public recreation trust (under the Public Health Act 1875). Accordingly, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is not bound by any restrictions, resulting from such trust, which might impede the massive expansion of its estate onto that land.

Putney News | 17 March 2026 | Kieren McCarthy A court, the Lords, purdah and a May election are all reaching their climax at once. "Leader of Wandsworth Council, Simon Hogg, issued a statement on Friday urging the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to reconsider its plans to build on Wimbledon Park. Save Wimbledon Park was delighted. The AELTC has not responded, in large part because they know he has no power to compel them to do anything. That is not a criticism of Hogg’s

Clapham Junction Insider Newsletter Q1 2026 | 14 March 2026 | Cyril Richert (Extract from newsletter published with kind permission of Clapham Junction Insider) "...the long-running dispute over the Wimbledon tennis club expansion returned to court in January. This time, the argument centres over the existence of a statutory trust that the club may have overlooked, and which could yet block the entire development. And the legal saga is far from over: another appeal hearing is

Wandsworth.Gov.UK | 13 March 2026 "Leader of Wandsworth Council speaks on AELTC proposal" Council Leader Simon Hogg said: "“This proposal by AELTC (All England Lawn Tennis Club) to over-commercialise this neighbourhood for a tournament that lasts a few weeks each summer, at the expense of green space used by local residents every day of the year, is not what our community wants. “Wandsworth Council has opposed this development from the start. We urge the AELTC to suspend its

Putney News | 16 February 2026 | Kieren McCarthy "Same peers, new bill, same mechanism abandoned three months ago." "Two peers who previously co-sponsored an amendment with an AELTC board member have tabled a fresh attempt to override open space protections for parks across England, three months after t heir first effort was abandoned following cross-party opposition in the House of Lords. Amendment 222C to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill would create

Clapham Junction Insider | 10 February 2026 | Cyril Richert "From Southfields station to the Royal Courts of Justice, a vocal SWP crowd rallied outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening of a pivotal High Court hearing on whether a 150-year-old statutory trust protects the golf course land from the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s controversial £200m expansion. Despite the cold weather (at least without rain) —a stark contrast to last July’s warm sunshine—a similar gr

There has been comprehensive press coverage of the start of the AELTC vs SWP statutory trust court case . Here are some of the articles. More will be added as they emerge: BBC News, 16th Jan : Wimbledon plan faces dispute over 150-year-old law: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mylp34m3o Reuters, 16th Jan : Wimbledon expansion plans back in UK court for latest legal battle: https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-expansion-plans-back-uk-court-latest-legal-battle-

Putney News | 15 January 2016 | Kieren McCarthy Our legal explainer breaks down what the judge must weigh as Save Wimbledon Park takes on the All England Club. "A six-day High Court trial begins tomorrow that will determine whether the All England Lawn Tennis Club can build 39 grass courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Course. The case pits Save Wimbledon Park, a residents’ campaign group, against one of sport’s most powerful institutions. At st

Clapham Junction Insider | 18 December 2025 | by Cyril Richert "A Lords amendment aimed at clearing the way for Wimbledon’s expansion has fallen, leaving the project exposed to renewed legal challenges — including further cases in 2026 — over public land, statutory trusts and historic community promises." "Following the loss of the first round of legal battles over the summer — and with further challenges looming, including an appeal and a separate trust-related case expecte