Friday 21 April, City AM , Matt Hardy "Wimbledon’s 38-court expansion plan has been delayed yet again after the latest planning meeting was postponed. The proposed expansion would see the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) – which at present is around 40 acres – nearly triple in size to over 110 acres using land from the nearby Wimbledon Park Golf Club. It appears as if the latest planning meeting, which involves the local Merton and Wandsworth councils, has been postpo

The Wimbledon Society 19 April 2023 and BERA Letter 15 April 2023. "...We have seen the letter of objection sent by the Belvedere Estate...

This article in Private Eye sets out the latest position on a walkway around Wimbledon Park Lake,, which is an existing commitment from...

Please see this helpful summary from the Wimbledon Park Residents' Association of the current situation, background and recent...

14 April 2023, WimbledonSW19 : Both Merton and Wandsworth to consider AELTC Proposals This Month "The controversial proposal by the All England Lawn Tennis Club to develop a new stadium and court complex on Wimbledon Park are set to be discussed at two planning meetings. The borough planning committees of both Merton and Wandsworth are both expected to have the associated applications on their agenda in the last week of April. AELTC want to build an 8,000-seat stadium along w

Please see this planning objection from Wimbledon Park Residents' Association Dated 12 April 2023: 1. Summary. Following the Supreme...

as outlined in Planning applications 21/P2900 (LB Merton) and 2021.3906 (LB Wandsworth) July 2021 Parkside Residents' Association (More...

Planning legislation requires the planning decision-maker to have regard to relevant “material considerations” when considering an...

Private Eye, 3-16 March 2023 (Tweeted by Fleur Anderson MP) "The All England Lawn Tennis Club's publicity machine is lobbying hard for...

Sports Pro Media. 24 February 2023. Josh Sim "Local council hearings on AELTC’s proposals now scheduled for late April. Wimbledon Park...

The Telegraph, 24 February 2023 (Twitter Link) Even if plans are approved to build on the neighbouring golf club the case is highly...

The Mail Online, 24 February 2023. By Mike Dickinson Wimbledon’s problematic expansion project will finally be heard by local councils in April... but the scheme - which is already a year behind schedule- could yet be hit with MORE delays Wimbledon’s application for its historic expansion will finally be heard in April Planning meetings to consider the application have been continually delayed All England Club want to expand onto neighbouring golf course Wimbledon Park Wimble

The Times, 23 February 2023 . Stuart Fraser, Tennis Correspondent. " The largest expansion in Wimbledon history faces further delays into the 2030s after it emerged that the planning application will not be heard until April at the earliest. Four years after purchasing the adjacent Wimbledon Park Golf Club for £65 million, the All England Club are still navigating the process of receiving permission from both Merton and Wandsworth councils. More than 1,000 objections have be

Evening Standard, 8 February 2023, By Matt Majendie @mattmajendie "In-depth look at the ‘David vs Goliath’ battle over tennis...

Time & Leisure Wimbledon Magazine, Issue 268, February 2023: "It's Not Easy Being Green", page 19 refers to an article on the website:...

Neil Thomson, a Landscape Architect, has illustrated this map of the AELTC (Wimbledon Tennis) Wimbledon Park Project planning...

© Dr D Dawson and Save Wimbledon Park 2023 Dr Dave Dawson, our local expert environmentalist and ornithologist, visits the lake at least...

AELTC applied late last year (2022) to remove 19 trees and "scrub" - apparently jumping the gun in advance of the Merton and Wandsworth...

The Wimbledon Guardian/Times, 6 Dec 2022. Tara O'Connor, Local Democracy Reporter. https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/23174397.wimbledon-tennis-club-hits-back-calls-stop-plans-new-court/ "The club wants to expand into Wimbledon Park Golf Club under plans that would span 67 hectares between Wimbledon and Wandsworth. The club said the plans, which include an 8,000-seat show court, would bring “substantial public benefit” to the area. But now The Wimbledon Society has call

Watch BBC Politics Live on BBC One, or shortly after on iPlayer, on Sunday 4th December, 10:00, where Stephen Hammond MP and Fleur Anderson MP will discuss the AELTC planning application.