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The land has been sold to the club by Merton Council with a strict covenant restricting its use to leisure

On 26 October, there was a huge demonstration, covered by BBC1 & ITV before the Merton Planning Committee All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) on 27th October questioning how they would comply with the 1993 Covenants On 21 November, another huge demonstration was covered by ITV, BBC and other press outside Wandsworth

It “may only be used for recreational purposes or as open space,” a covenant states. when the AELTC came up with expansion plans in 2021, despite the almost thirty-year-old promise in the covenant And the covenant? “That was drawn up in good faith at the time,” he says. Bij eerdere plannen voor een schuifdak boven het Centre Court en baan 1, gebeurde dat wél. En het convenant? „Dat is destijds in goed vertrouwen opgesteld”, zegt hij.

the Golf Club land from Merton in 1993, the AELTC gave legal undertakings in the form of restrictive covenants land would not be developed and which limited its use - yet the application’s proposals ignore those covenants

decision was wrong in law because it failed to take into account a statutory Public Recreation Trust which covers Merton council sold the golf course land to the club in 1993, but campaigners believe the land is still covered

Belveder Estate Residents' Association The Belvedere Estate RA has been established for over 60 years and covers

It remains the case that the AELTC has agreed to cover SWP’s legal costs of acting as a Representative

13th July 2025: The Observer magazine cover: "Wimbledon's expansion meets its match"   10th July 2025

It includes a 26-metre-high covered stadium, 10 other buildings, 38 substantially engineered and protected

A briefing document has been prepared to cover the main areas of objections that we have written to the

The current tennis facility covers 17 hectares and the golf club 30 hectares. Specifically, a third covered stadium is to be built on the new site, as well as 38 additional grass