Putney News: the next six weeks will decide everything
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Putney News | 17 March 2026 | Kieren McCarthy
A court, the Lords, purdah and a May election are all reaching their climax at once.
"Leader of Wandsworth Council, Simon Hogg, issued a statement on Friday urging the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to reconsider its plans to build on Wimbledon Park. Save Wimbledon Park was delighted. The AELTC has not responded, in large part because they know he has no power to compel them to do anything.
That is not a criticism of Hogg’s position. Wandsworth voted unanimously against the development in 2023, and its opposition to it is genuine and longstanding. What Wandsworth’s council leader cannot do is affect any of the three separate contests that will actually determine whether the AELTC builds on this land. All three are now reaching their climax simultaneously, in the next six weeks."
