Overview

• The Mayor of London has confirmed planning permission for 39 new grass courts and an 8,000-seat stadium in Wimbledon Park following nine months of council appeals.
• A judicial review by Save Wimbledon Park is set for July 8–9 at the High Court, challenging the scheme on heritage covenant and environmental law grounds.
• The Club’s nine-year construction plan forecasts more than 40,000 vehicle movements, prompting school leaders and parents to warn of excessive pollution and traffic gridlock.
• Critics warn the expansion will involve felling 300 trees, uprooting 500 more and releasing roughly 500,000 kilograms of carbon into the atmosphere.
• The All England Club and Greater London Authority maintain the scheme will create jobs, open 27 acres of public parkland and bolster Wimbledon’s Grand Slam facilities.