@Allies & Morrison/AeltcThe High Court judge was dismissed after a campaign panel’s legal challenge to the decision to approve the program’s permit, which would be nearly triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis court.
The proposal approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA) includes 38 new tennis courts and 8 million seat stadiums.
Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) argued in court that the development of West Wimbledon Park Golf Club in West London was illegal because the proposed land was protected.
All England club president Deborah Jevans said she was “happy” by the decision, and SWP said it could challenge the ruling.
The SWP’s barrister told the High Court earlier this month that the decision to approve the plan was “irrational” and should be revoked because the second-level* legacy designed by Wimbledon Park (a part of Lancelot’s “capacity” Brown – was restricted to cover how it is used.
GLA and All England Club defended the challenge, and the court told the decision that it was “the plan was correct” and that the limitation was not “material.”
PA MediaJudge Seni said: “In short, the defendant’s decision on the relevance of deliverability, both applicable to statutory trusts and restrictive covenants, is a planned judgment on reasonable exercise and takes into account appropriate and relevant factors.”
The proposals will also see seven maintenance buildings, access points and a Parkland area with loose public access in addition to courts and related infrastructure.
This will also allow the club to host Wimbledon qualifiers on site.
Following Monday’s ruling, SWP said it “advises it should” seek to challenge the decision and believes that the GLA “has indeed made significant legal mistakes in the way it deals with the park’s special legal status.”
The proposals will also see seven maintenance buildings, access points and a Parkland area with loose public access in addition to courts and related infrastructure.
They will also include work on Lake Wimbledon, which involves building boardwalks around and across.
