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

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

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

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

Putney News | 29 October 2025 | Kieren McCarthy "Wimbledon Park expansion could proceed if retrospective law change passes today." " (Updated: The debate on Amendment 250 has been postponed and is now expected to take place next week.)" "A controversial law change that could clear the way for the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s massive Wimbledon Park expansion was due to be debated in the House of Lords today but has been postponed until next week – despite government ministe

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