BRIEFING PAPER FROM SAVE WIMBLEDON PARK ON PLANNING APPLICATION (21/P2900) (THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CLUB (AELTC) AND THE FORMER GOLF COURSE LANDS) [Revised 11/23]
This paper is supported by the Wimbledon Society, the Wimbledon Union of Residents’ Associations, Wimbledon Park Residents’ Association, Parkside Residents’ Association and Belvedere Estate Residents’ Association.
Background
![BRIEFING PAPER FROM SAVE WIMBLEDON PARK ON PLANNING APPLICATION (21/P2900) (THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CLUB (AELTC) AND THE FORMER GOLF COURSE LANDS) [Revised 11/23]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9588d5_3524e2ce8bb84bf08859e1c90d859ca6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_89,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9588d5_3524e2ce8bb84bf08859e1c90d859ca6~mv2.png)
"The celebrated landscape architect, Capability Brown, created the Park design in 1764/8, and its lake and many of the ‘veteran’ trees still remain from that time. Previously much larger, it is now reduced to 60 hectares, with three ownerships: the Council owns the public Park and Lake, the Wimbledon Club is privately owned, and the former Golf Club lands are owned by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), an exclusive private Club with around 375 full members. Please see the land ownership map created by Ken McFarlane (Wimbledon Architect) at the end of this paper."...read more