Putney News: Lords to debate controversial amendment government rejected six weeks ago

Putney News | 29 October 2025 | Kieren McCarthy

"Wimbledon Park expansion could proceed if retrospective law change passes today." "

(Updated: The debate on Amendment 250 has been postponed and is now expected to take place next week.)"

"A controversial law change that could clear the way for the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s massive Wimbledon Park expansion was due to be debated in the House of Lords today but has been postponed until next week – despite government ministers rejecting the same proposal just six weeks ago.

Amendment 250 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would retrospectively validate the 1993 sale of the 73-acre former golf course to the tennis club, potentially ending the local community’s legal challenge against the development of 38 grass courts on land they argue should remain protected for public recreation.

If the amendment passes, it would override a Supreme Court ruling that protects public recreation land from being sold without proper consultation – not just in Wimbledon Park, but across England and Wales."

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