US EditionWimbledon expansion planning permission cleared by UK court after challenge
LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 21 – The High Court ruled that planning permission was lawfully granted despite opposition citing protected land status, allowing Wimbledon’s £200 million expansion to proceed with 38 new courts.
- On July 21, 2025, London’s High Court rejected the Save Wimbledon Park campaign’s legal challenge against the expansion plans approved for the club that hosts the Wimbledon tennis Championships.
- The challenge followed the Greater London Authority's 2024 approval granting planning permission to nearly triple the Wimbledon site, including 38 new courts and an 8,000-seat stadium.
- The project involves redeveloping the site previously occupied by the Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which has been owned by the All England Club since 1993, with the goal of hosting qualifying matches on location and establishing 27 acres of accessible parkland.
- Justice Saini ruled the GLA made a rational planning judgment, dismissing claims of unlawful disregard for restrictive covenants and a statutory public recreation trust on the land.
- Save Wimbledon Park has filed an appeal and cautioned that the ruling could create a concerning precedent, potentially undermining safeguards for designated greenbelt areas and publicly accessible open land throughout London and the UK.
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Despite local opposition, Wimbledon has now moved one step closer to a major expansion of its tennis facilities.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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A breathtaking 2.5 billion kronor. That's how much it costs when Wimbledon prepares for the future and expands. The case has been settled in court.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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A breathtaking 2.5 billion kronor. That's how much it costs when Wimbledon prepares for the future and expands. The case has been settled in court.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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The London High Court rejected an appeal against the expansion of the site of the third Grand Slam tournament, which provides for 38 new courts and a stadium of 8,000 seats. Opponents are considering challenging this decision.
·Paris, France
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