Litigation Success for Save Wimbledon Park - Planning Challenge Goes to the Court Of Appeal

Save Wimbledon Park
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Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) has been granted permission to take its judicial review case to the Court of Appeal. The Appeal Court has decided that the High Court’s decision in July 2025 to uphold the GLA’s decision to grant the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) planning permission requires legal scrutiny.

The planning permission granted by London’s Deputy Mayor which is under

challenge gave the go-ahead for the AELTC to build on the former public Wimbledon Park golf course, a significant part of the Wimbledon Park Estate Heritage Parkland, controversially sold by Merton Council in 1993.

The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Holgate’s reasons for giving permission included these

words:

“The grounds of appeal are arguable with a real prospect of success. The

case law on scheme benefits, deliverability, relevance, material

considerations and irrationality merits review by the Court of Appeal.”