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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Land for Wimbledon expansion could not have greater legal protection, court told

Campaigners gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice ahead of the hearing (Callum Parke/PA) - (PA Wire)

Land due to be used for the expansion of the Wimbledon tennis site by an area the size of 50 football pitches could not have greater legal protection from being built on, the High Court has heard.

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) is taking legal action against the Greater London Authority (GLA) over its decision last year to approve the All England Club’s proposal to almost triple the size of the site, which would see 38 pitches and an 8,000-seat stadium built on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club.

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