House Of Lords: Call A Spade A Spade (All quotes from Hansard) You will recall that back in November 2025 Lord Gus O’Donnell (director of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, AELTC) together with Lord Banner, Lord Grabiner and Lord Pannick attempted to insert a clause into the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which would have neutralised the legal case mounted by Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) to oppose AELTC’s plans to build on Wimbledon Park. The clause was Not Put in the face of c

See this Save Wimbledon Park briefing note on Amendment 222C to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill :

See this briefing from the Open Spaces Society on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, Lords Grand Committee, amendment 222C.

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