The Telegraph | 5 January 2024 | Simon Briggs , Tennis Correspondent "Wimbledon Expansion: MPs urge Londoners to reject £200m Plans" "Stephen Hammond and Fleur Anderson, MPs for Wimbledon and Putney respectively, say plans ‘disrespect the protected status of the land’" "WImbledon fear not expanding will see them fall behind other grand slams. The two MPs involved in Wimbledon’s controversial expansion plans, Stephen Hammond and Fleur Anderson, have claimed that the proposed

Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) still has much to do in 2024 but 2023 had plenty of successes. Our campaign petition on Change.org now has over...

The Globe and Mail | 26 December 2023 | Paul Waldie The Globe and Mail: Wimbledon in battle with locals over tennis club’s controversial plan to build 39 more courts "Wimbledon is usually associated with strawberries and cream, pristine grass and some of the best tennis matches in history. But another high-stakes drama is playing out off the court over a controversial plan to nearly double the size of the historic venue. Battle lines have been drawn between the private club t

The Standard | 21 December 2023 | Noah Vickers Inside the battle over future of Wimbledon tennis championships as expansion splits locals "Why have proposals to expand the world-famous championships come up against significant opposition? Noah Vickers reports" "It’s a project to transform one of the UK’s top sporting events - but one which has divided local residents. Plans put forward in Wimbledon would see the area’s world-famous tennis championships expand by building 39

Wandsworth Council rejects Wimbldon Park scheme Stadium Business | Rob Ridley | 2 2 November 2023 "The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has maintained that its Wimbledon Park Project offers “significant social, economic and environmental improvements” after the plans were rejected by Wandsworth Council. The Council’s planning committee voted 7-0 against the plans yesterday (Tuesday) evening. The vote came after Council officers last week recommended rejection of the plans

i news | 23 November 2023 | James Gray | Sports News Correspondent Inside Wimbledon’s £200m headache as angry residents promise to derail expansion "Powerful group of locals with 'all the skill sets' tell i about their campaign to kibosh the construction of 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seater stadium as All England Club seeks to grow" "Wimbledon’s £200m expansion plans have set them at loggerheads with local residents in a dispute that has encompassed a leading 18th-cen

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

Wandsworth Refuses The AELTC Development Proposals Iain Simpson, Chair Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) said, “This result is very heartening. ...

Representatives of the Save Wimbledon Park campaign delivered the petition to Wandsworth Council on Friday 17 November 2023, with the...

The Guardian 18 Nov 2023 | Rupert Neath Wimbledon poised for tense match as council votes on ‘industrial tennis complex’ "Forget the tennis. A much bigger match will take place in Wimbledon next week as the All England Lawn Tennis Club takes on another local council over its plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium on a Grade II*-listed park. The AELTC will on Tuesday night attempt to convince Wandsworth’s planning committee to vote through its proposal to build the 10-storey show

WPRA response to Wandsworth Planning Officers report "These comments are intended for the Wandsworth Planning Committee and also for the...

Over 300 people attended the public meeting held at St Michael's Church on 14 November 2023. Please find below the presentations from the...

The Save Wimbledon Park campaign has beenin the newspapers, TV and radio again regarding the Wandsworth planning committee meeting to be...

Wimbledon Park Heritage Golf Course: The environmental problems with the AELTC application for an industrial tennis complex. Dr Dave...

NEXT PUBLIC MEETING FOR RESIDENTS IN SW18 AND SW19 TO VOICE THEIR VIEWS NOVEMBER 14 AT 1930 AT ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, 71 WIMBLEDON PARK...

London x London, 7th November 2023 | Culture | By Alastair Reid Schanche "Plans to eat into Wimbledon Park in order to expand the tennis...

Merton Council Extraordinary Meeting to meet at the conclusion of the previous Full Council meeting, Council - Wednesday 15 November 2023...

"Today we’re taking you to Wimbledon, where the bosses of the tennis championships have been fighting a decades-long battle to take control of the Capability Brown-designed park next door to add 39 more courts to the tournament. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) dream to expand the championships site across Church Road have moved a step closer after its plans for the Wimbledon Park development were approved at a sometimes high-tempered, marathon council planning meeti

This press release is the Save Wimbledon Park response to the Merton planning meeting held on 26 October 2023: Iain Simpson, Chair...

Please read this Save Wimbledon Park press release regarding the Merton Planning Committee meeting to be held on 26 October 2023 at the...