Controversial plans for a new Wimbledon show court were fiercely debated by councillors on Wednesday night, with some claiming that plans for the 10-storey tennis stadium on a protected park would “lead to the destruction of countless mature trees, all for the sake of courts that will only be used for a few weeks a year”.
Opposition Merton councillors had hoped to block the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) plan for the new court by requiring the council to enforce restrictive covenants that prevent building on the Grade II* listed parkland.
