Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) has been granted permission to take its judicial review case to the Court of Appeal . The Appeal Court has decided that the High Court’s decision in July 2025 to uphold the GLA’s decision to grant the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) planning permission requires legal scrutiny. Here is some of the recent press coverage: BBC, 20 Nov 2025 : Wimbledon's expansion plans to be challenged in appeal court: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l2kl5rl4

Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) has been granted permission to take its judicial review case to the Court of Appeal. The Appeal Court has decided that the High Court’s decision in July 2025 to uphold the GLA’s decision to grant the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) planning permission requires legal scrutiny. The planning permission granted by London’s Deputy Mayor which is under challenge gave the go-ahead for the AELTC to build on the former public Wimbledon Park golf course,

Late on November 3rd Lord Gus O’Donnell, a director of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) was forced to drop his proposed amendment 250 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill after receiving strong criticism from peers of all political parties. The amendment sought retrospectively to remove 45 years’ worth of public rights over open spaces, effectively favouring private landowners in general and AELTC in particular. It would have undone 150 years of statutory protectio

Putney News | 4/11/2025 | Kieren McCarthy "Lord O’Donnell’s controversial law change dropped following government rejection and cross-party opposition." "Lord Gus O’Donnell’s controversial amendment to retrospectively validate the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s Wimbledon Park land purchase was abandoned in the House of Lords last night after the government rejected it and peers condemned it as an “erosion” of public rights. Amendment 250 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bi

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Putney News | 25 October 2025 | Kieren McCarthy "MPs slam ‘scandalous’ conflict as Lord O’Donnell’s amendment would kill Wimbledon Park legal challenge." "A member of the House of Lords is set to sponsor legislation next week that could directly benefit the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s ongoing legal battle over Wimbledon Park – while simultaneously serving as a director of three companies controlled by the club. Lord Gus O’Donnell, the former Cabinet Secretary, is one of f

A proposed amendment change (Amendment Number 250) to appear after clause 108 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is to be discussed next week in the House of Lords on Monday (Oct 27) or Wednesday (Oct 29), proposed by Lords Banner, Grabiner, O’Donnell and Pannick. This would potentially have a profound impact on the development proposed by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) not to mention countless other open spaces designated for public use and recreation. In addi

Supporters’ Bulletin no. (8), 10 July 2025 - The long-anticipated hearing of SWP's Judicial Review... The long-anticipated hearing of...

There has been further comprehensive press coverage of Save Wimbledon Park at the High Court, to challenge the GLA Planning Permission. Here is a list of some of the recent articles: 18th July 2025 Express: "BBC forced to issue huge apology to comedian after Wimbledon gaffe on live TV" 16th July 2025: Clapham Junction Insider: "Wimbledon tennis on court and ... in court!" 13th July 2025: The Observer magazine cover: "Wimbledon's expansion meets its match"   10th July 2025: Th

SW Londoner | 7th July 2025 | Heidi Bates A Wimbledon community-spearheaded campaign raised concerns the approval for an expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) threatens the accessibility of parks for recreational sport. The Save Wimbledon Park group (SWP) raised over £130,000 for a judicial review to challenge the GLA’s approval of the Wimbledon Park Project which will expand into the former golf course land, a heritage Grade II* landscape. The review, set to

ITV News | 8th July 2025 "Protesters have gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice where a campaign group’s legal challenge against plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site is being heard at the High Court. Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) is challenging the decision by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to give the green light to the All England Club’s proposal to build 39 new courts, including an 8,000-seat stadium, on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club. P

The Guardian | 7th July 2025 | Geneva Abdul "Campaigners are challenging planning approval granted last year for scheme to develop 39 more courts" " I love this tournament, I love what they’ve done with it, but I do not love what they’re developing it into,” said Jonathan Pinkess on day five of Wimbledon. Standing in the morning sun, handing out flyers against the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s expansion plans, he is one of many local residents who fear the championship will

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

The SWP judicial review that challenges the GLA’s planning permission to build on Wimbledon Park will be heard in the High Court on 8th...

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

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,

Supporters’ Bulletin no. (7) - 10 June 2025. As our supporters will by now be aware, there are two court cases currently in progress between SWP and The All England Lawn Tennis Club. One relates to planning – seeking Judicial Review (JR) of the decision of the GLA to grant planning permission for the AELTC development on the former golf course land in Wimbledon Park. Those proceedings are still due to be heard in the High Court on 8 and 9 July 2025. The other case relates to

In their latest Community Newsletter the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), have expressed their frustration at what they say is the...

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