Canadian Globe and Mail | 2 July 2025 | Paul Waldie, Europe Correspondent Residents' group has been fighting the project for four years, believing it will cause environmental damage and cut off public access to green space. As he sipped a cup of English Breakfast tea in the cool comfort of an exclusive restaurant inside Wimbledon's Centre Court stadium, Christopher Coombe hardly looked like a rabble-rousing com­munity activist bent on thwarting the ambitions of the All Engla

A campaign group fighting against ‘unlawful’ plans to expand the Wimbledon tennis grounds will take its case to the High Court next week....

Front Office Sports | 30 June 2025 | Mike Jakeman Battle Over Wimbledon: "Wimbledon wants to triple its footprint. The plan has sparked a...

Express | 30 June 2025 | Adam Toms "...Anger in Wimbledon" "Wimbledon locals have signalled their opposition to rumours that the tennis extended to last three weeks instead of two, as officials plan a £200million expansion of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC), fearing construction, noise and damage to the environment. The proposal includes 38 new courts and an 8,000-seat show court on land adjacent to the current grounds - and residents, who think that that extra

The Standard | 29 June 2025 | Tristan Kirk "...Crazy Pollution Nightmare" "Wimbledon’s controversial plan to expand the All England Club...

talkSport | 27 June 2025 | Joe Brophy , Senior SEO Writer "A 100-year-old actress has doubled down on her vow to stop the controversial Wimbledon expansion plans in any way she can. Thelma Ruby, who celebrated her centenary birthday in March, lives in a penthouse flat overlooking the grounds of the All England Club. The 8,000 capacity court will become the third-largest court behind Centre Court and Court One and will bring Wimbledon in line with other Grand Slam venues. Cam

BBC News | 19 June 2025 | Chris Slegg, Olivia Demetriades "Campaigners raise £200k to fight Wimbledon plans" "A campaign group fighting plans to expand the home of Wimbledon tennis has raised £200,000 for an upcoming judicial review . Plans were approved last September for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) - which runs the world-famous tournament - to build 39 tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on protected open land on Wimbledon Park. AELTC, which owns the land,

London News Online | 7 April 2025 | Yann Tear Have I Got News star Andy Hamilton; 100 years old actress Thelma Ruby; Scoolboy campaigner Gabriel. "Comedian Andy Hamilton was one of the key figures taking part in Save Wimbledon Park’s held their sixth public meeting in opposition to the mammoth proposed development of the former Wimbledon Park golf club. The All England Tennis Club (AELTC) submitted ground-breaking expansion plans, which were approved by Merton council and re

Clapham Junction Insider | 7 April 2025 | Cyril Richert "...David vs Goliath...Local residents are fighting to protect Wimbledon Park from the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s expansion plans, highlighting the financial challenges of defending public spaces. A recent meeting aimed to raise funds for the upcoming Judicial Review . In the heat of the British Summer, while most of the eyes will be directed at the joy and drama of Wimbledon tennis championship, another critical pl

Clapham Junction Insider | 18 February 2025 | Cyril Richert Wimbledon park: Green flag for High Court proceedings triggered by resident’s group "Save Wimbledon Park formally launched a judicial review in January 2025, challenging the GLA’s approval of the expansion and citing a statutory public recreation trust and a 1993 restrictive covenant. The High Court has now allowed the case to proceed on all three legal grounds. In September 2024, London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning,

Simon Briggs (The Telegraph, 27 January 2025) noting the 1.1million attendance at this year’s “sprawling” Australian Open, suggests that...

Dr. Peter Day (of Day vs Shropshire ) has commented on the AELTC planning application to build on WImbledon Park, Grade II* Heritage...

Clapham Junction Insider | 13 January 2025 | Cyril Richert (This article provides an excellent explanation of the latest situation with the Save Wimbledon Park campaign) "Save Wimbledon Park community group put forward grounds for a Judicial Review of the Mayor of London’s planning decision to grant the Tennis Club the right to extend and build on part of Wimbledon Park. Following the decision by Jules Pipe, London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning, on Friday 27 September to overr

Mail Online | 6 January 2025 | Matthew Lambert "......for a club which prides itself on being a jewel in the crown of its community, to...

The Standard | 6 January 2025 | Noah Vickers "Plans are damaging to the environment" "...Wandsworth Council leader Simon Hogg said: “We share the view of local residents that the plans are damaging to the environment and are therefore not right for our community. Protecting the environment and access to green spaces are issues we are committed to. We will continue to liaise with residents and campaigners to ensure that the voices of those in Wandsworth are heard." ... read m

There has been comprehensive press coverage in the last week since Save Wimbledon Park announced that we have started legal action to...

Private Eye | 8 January 2025 "A SURPRISE twist in the ongoing Wimbledon Park saga. It seemed to be full steam ahead for plans from the...

Statement dated 3 January 2025 Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (‘SWP’) has started legal action to challenge the validity of the Mayor of...

In our continuing campaign to protect Wimbledon Park, and as promised in our message of 30 September, SWP (Save Wimbledon Park Ltd) has...

When in September 2024 the GLA decided to approve the plans of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to develop Wimbledon Park, the...