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Clapham Junction Insider: City Hall approves the controversial Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion, but legal challenges loom
Clapham Junction Insider | 28 October 2024 | Cyril Richert " On Friday 27 September, Jules Pipe, London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning,...
Nov 3, 2024


Mail Online: Actress, 99, says she will chain herself to a tree to stop Wimbledon from carrying out £200million expansion, declaring 'let them arrest me'
Mail Online | 16 October 2024 | Lettice Bromovsky "An actress has declared that she will chain herself to a tree to prevent the All England Club from carrying out a £200million expansion on the tennis courts at Wimbledon. Thelma Ruby, who has appeared in Coronation Street and on stage alongside Orson Welles and Judi Dench, has lived in a penthouse flat on Wimbledon Hill Road for over three decades. But now the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has had plans ap
Oct 16, 2024


Wimbledon Community Forum Wednesday 9th October 7:15pm Will Include Save Wimbledon Park Speakers - Please Attend and Show Your Support !
The next Merton organised "Wimbledon Community Forum" will be held on Wednesday 9th October 2024, 7:15pm at the Mansel Road Centre,...
Oct 8, 2024


The I: Three ways angry residents hope to scupper Wimbledon’s £200m expansion
The i | 3rd October 2024 | James Gray “The All England Club’s £200m plans to expand Wimbledon with an additional 39 grass courts and...
Oct 7, 2024


Statement from Paul Kohler MP in response to the GLA Deputy Mayor's Approval of the AELTC Planning Application
“Given the Mayor of London’s previous support and the tone & substance of the Deputy Mayor’s questions at the hearing, I was saddened but...
Oct 1, 2024


Save Wimbledon Park Response to the Decision by the GLA Deputy Mayor for Planning to Approve the AELTC Planning Application
We are naturally disappointed by the decision taken on Friday by GLA Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe to accept his officer’s report and approve...
Sep 30, 2024


Extensive Coverage of the Deputy Mayor's Decision to Approve the AELTC Planning Application
There has been extensive press and other coverage of the Deputy Mayor's decision to approve the AELTC's planning application to build...
Sep 29, 2024


Letter from Paul Kohler MP to Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, urging him to reject planning officers recommendations
See the text and image below of the Letter from Paul Kohler MP to Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, urging him to reject planning...
Sep 27, 2024


Email from Save Wimbledon Park to GLA planning officers and copied to Jules Pipe formally requesting that the planning application is rejected
The following email was sent from Save Wimbledon Park to GLA planning officers and copied to Jules Pipe on 27 September 2024, 9:30am (the...
Sep 27, 2024


GLA Travel Directions & Group Travel Option to City Hall for the Demonstration and GLA / AELTC Hearing on Friday 27th September
The GLA hearing of the AELTC planning application will take place at City Hall (The Chamber, Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE) on Friday 27th September (start time, 10am, doors open 8:30am - strict airport style security). Demonstration outside from around 8:30/9am. Group Travel Option for City Hall If you wish to travel with other Save Wimbledon Park supporter s, please meet at Wimbledon Station, SW trains platform to Waterloo at 7:10am for a swift departure at 7:15am
Sep 25, 2024


Large Attendance at Save Wimbledon Park Meeting at St Barnabas Church Following Publication Of GLA Planning Officers’ Report + Slides from Meeting
23rd September 2024. Large Attendance at Save Wimbledon Park Local residents came out in force to hear the Save Wimbledon...
Sep 24, 2024


GLA Report and Hearing Documents for the AELTC Planning Application to Build on Wimbledon Park Metropolitan Open Land
On 19th September 2024 the officers of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Planning Department published their report on the AELTC plans...
Sep 20, 2024


Letter from Fleur Anderson MP to Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, urging him to refuse AELTC planning application
See the image below of the letter from Fleur Anderson MP to Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, urging him to refuse AELTC planning...
Sep 20, 2024


Join the Demonstration Outside City Hall on Friday September 27th for GLA's Hearing of AELTC Planning Application
The GLA Hearing to decide whether AELTC’s planning application should be accepted or refused will be held at City Hall on Friday 27th...
Sep 11, 2024


The Standard: Wimbledon expansion Showdown date set for plans to triple footprint of tennis championships
The Standard | 10th September 2024 | Noah Vickers "The fate of a plan to almost triple the footprint of the Wimbledon Tennis...
Sep 10, 2024


MyLondon: Wimbledon residents fear 8 years of tennis expansion disruption and overwhelmed Tube stations
MyLondon | 17 August 2024 | Harrison Galliven Local Democracy Reporter “We’re not anti-tennis.” To anyone who has interacted with the...
Aug 17, 2024


NRC: Wimbledon versus the neighbourhood: a five-setter in the making
(translated from original Dutch article in NRC) NRC | 4 July 2024 | Danielle Pinedo "Wimbledon announced in 2021 that the tennis...
Jul 25, 2024


Zeit Online: How Wimbledon wants to stay the most important tennis tournament in the world
Zeit Online | 13 July 2024 | Florian Goosmann (Translated) (This article has been translated from the original German publication)...
Jul 23, 2024


Time & Leisure: Save Wimbledon Park Campaign Continues
Time & Leisure | 22 July 2024 | Ellie Holmes "Susan Cusack, SW19 resident and one of the spokespersons for Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) on...
Jul 23, 2024


The Independent: Inside the years-long contentious planning row at Wimbledon
The Independent | 1 July 2024 | Joe Middleton "...AELTC bought the lease for the neighbouring Wimbledon Park Golf Club for a reported £65m in 2018, and has ambitious plans for the site, which also incorporates Wimbledon Park Lake. It wants to build 38 new courts, including a third show court with a seating capacity of 8,000 and a retractable roof, as well as designated north and south player hubs..." read more about The Independent: Inside the years-long contentious planning
Jul 2, 2024
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