The All England Club is expected to be granted planning permission at City Hall on Friday to build 39 new courts at Wimbledon Park despite local opposition
Few contests in the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s 147-year history have been as prolonged or fractious. But at City Hall on Friday the battle over plans to build 39 new courts at Wimbledon will reach a potentially decisive point.
On one side of the net stands the AELTC, which will say that the expansion is needed to ensure Wimbledon remains the world’s pre-eminent tournament. However, that is disputed by local residents’ groups and MPs, who question why Wimbledon needs to almost triple in size from 41 to 115 acres and the legality of building on metropolitan open land.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/26/wimbledon-expansion-plans-decision-day-all-england-club-tennis under the title “Wimbledon expansion plans: what’s at stake as decision day arrives in long-running battle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
