Wimbledon tennis expansion set for judicial review after campaigners challenge planning permission
Plans to expand Wimbledon are set to go before the U.K. High Court. The All England Club (AELTC), host of the third Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, wants to add a third stadium court and 38 further courts to its footprint, tripling its size in works expected to cost over £200million ($254.8million). The Greater London Authority (GLA) granted planning permission in September, but campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) has now instructed solicitors to challenge the decision via a judicial review in the High Court. It has “sent a lengthy formal letter setting out our case to the...
Plans to expand Wimbledon are set to go before the U.K. High Court.
The All England Club (AELTC), host of the third Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, wants to add a third stadium court and 38 further courts to its footprint, tripling its size in works expected to cost over £200million ($254.8million).
The Greater London Authority (GLA) granted planning permission in September, but campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) has now instructed solicitors to challenge the decision via a judicial review in the High Court.
It has “sent a lengthy formal letter setting out our case to the...
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