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The Standard: "Wimbledon expansion: School leaders say tennis club plan will bring 'crazy' pollution nightmare"
The Standard | 29 June 2025 | Tristan Kirk "...Crazy Pollution Nightmare" "Wimbledon’s controversial plan to expand the All England Club...
Jun 30
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
National News Coverage of the GLA Decision to "Call In" the AELTC Planning Application
There has been extensive news coverage of the GLA (Greater London Authority) decision to "Call In" the AELTC planning application. Here...
Jan 27, 2024
The Standard: Mayor of London Office Set Date for Wimbledon Expansion Plan Decision
The Standard | 16 January 2024 | Matt Majendie "The Mayor of London’s office has until January 29 to make a ruling over Wimbledon’s ambitious expansion plans . Merton Council finally submitted its decision on Tuesday to approve the plans by the All England Tennis and Croquet Club for 39 new courts, including an 8,000-seater showcourt on the former site of Wimbledon Park Golf Club. The planned expansion spans the borders of both Merton and Wandsworth Council , whose decisio
Jan 16, 2024
Private Eye: Ball Called Out (Rotten Boroughs)
Private Eye | 1-14 December 2023 | Ball Called Out "The All England Club's ambitious scheme to expand into neighbouring Wimbledon Park...
Nov 29, 2023
Delivered SWP Petition to Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan with 16,145 Signatures to Save Wimbledon Park
Delivered SWP Petition to Mayor of London Mr. Sadiq Khan Mayor of London 24th November 2023 Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE Re:...
Nov 25, 2023
The Guardian: Tie-break looms as mayor’s office considers Wimbledon redevelopment
The Guardian | 23 November 2023 | Sean Ingle Tie-break looms as mayor’s office considers Wimbledon redevelopment "As both sides wait for the next stage of the process, there seems little chance of a compromise over the plans" (mayor’s office considers Wimbledon redevelopment) "To use a tennis analogy, we’re at one set all but we’ve got a long way to go,” says Christopher Coombe, a member of Save Wimbledon Park, as he reflects on the latest plot twist in the fight between lo
Nov 23, 2023
The Standard: Campaigners Confident of Blocking Wimbledon Expansion Despite Early Blow
The Standard, 17 October 2023 . Matt Majendie "Campaigners Confident of Blocking Wimbledon Expansion Despite Early Blow" "Opponents of Wimbledon’s ambitious expansion plans are confident they can still block them from going through despite effectively losing round one to the All England Club . On Monday, planning officers recommended Merton Council’s planning committee grant permission for an 8,000-seater show court and 38 other grass courts on the former Wimbledon Park Golf
Oct 16, 2023
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