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Jan 15
Peter Day (Day vs Shropshire): "...The AELTC can’t just make some land grab because it suits their commercial ends and nor should Merton and the GLA bow to that pressure"
Dr. Peter Day (of Day vs Shropshire ) has commented on the AELTC planning application to build on WImbledon Park, Grade II* Heritage...
Jan 14
Clapham Junction Insider: "Residents’ group launches legal action against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion" (a comprehensive explanation of the current situation with the SWP campaign)
Clapham Junction Insider | 13 January 2025 | Cyril Richert (This article provides an excellent explanation of the latest situation with...
Jan 11
CPRE London "Green Defenders" Webinar Thursday 30th January 1pm...Wimbledon Park Update
CPRE London's next Green Defenders lunchtime webinar will take place on Thursday 30th January at 1pm. "We’ll be discussing new threats...
Jan 11
Mail Online: Wimbledon's £200m expansion plans set to be decided in court as angry local residents launch legal action against club's proposal...an extremely uncomfortable position
Mail Online | 6 January 2025 | Matthew Lambert "......for a club which prides itself on being a jewel in the crown of its community, to...
Jan 10
The Standard: Legal challenge launched against Wimbledon expansion plan. "Wandsworth Council Leader Simon Hogg: Plans are damaging to the environment"
The Standard | 6 January 2025 | Noah Vickers "Plans are damaging to the environment" "...Wandsworth Council leader Simon Hogg said: “We...
Jan 9
Comprehensive Press Coverage regarding SWP Legal Action !
There has been comprehensive press coverage in the last week since Save Wimbledon Park announced that we have started legal action to...
Jan 8
Private Eye: Parks & Recreation. A SURPRISE twist in the ongoing Wimbledon Park saga.
Private Eye | 8 January 2025 "A SURPRISE twist in the ongoing Wimbledon Park saga. It seemed to be full steam ahead for plans from the...
Jan 3
SWP Has Started Legal Action to Challenge the Validity of the Mayor of London’s Decision to Grant Planning Permission
Statement dated 3 January 2025 Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (‘SWP’) has started legal action to challenge the validity of the Mayor of...
Dec 12, 2024
The AELTC goes to Court on the Statutory Trust
In our continuing campaign to protect Wimbledon Park, and as promised in our message of 30 September, SWP (Save Wimbledon Park Ltd) has...
Dec 11, 2024
Save Wimbledon Park Takes Action !
When in September 2024 the GLA decided to approve the plans of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to develop Wimbledon Park, the...
Nov 16, 2024
The Save Wimbledon Park Group Continues its Fight With AELTC Over Their Development Proposals
Following the decision by the GLA on September 27 to allow planning to proceed on the heritage parkland, the campaign group, first...
Nov 3, 2024
Clapham Junction Insider: City Hall approves the controversial Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion, but legal challenges loom
Clapham Junction Insider | 28 October 2024 | Cyril Richert " On Friday 27 September, Jules Pipe, London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning,...
Oct 30, 2024
Architect's Journal: Astragal: Coronation Street’s Lily Dempsey rallies to save Wimbledon Park
Architect's Journal | 25 October 2024 | Astragal "A former TV soap star has kicked up a racquet over Allies and Morrison’s Wimbledon...
Oct 16, 2024
Mail Online: Actress, 99, says she will chain herself to a tree to stop Wimbledon from carrying out £200million expansion, declaring 'let them arrest me'
Mail Online | 16 October 2024 | Lettice Bromovsky "An actress has declared that she will chain herself to a tree to prevent the All...
Oct 8, 2024
The Wimbledon Society Letter to Merton Council Regarding The 1993 Restrictive Covenants and Merton's Legally Binding Duties to the Community
The Wimbledon Society has released a statement and a copy of a letter to Merton Council Leader Ross Garrod , correcting Merton Council's...
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