
The owners of Wimbledon tennis have announced they will go to the High Court to prove that their controversial plans to expand onto a neighbouring golf course are legal.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which runs the annual championships, secured planning permission for its project from City Hall in September. The scheme will see the tournament’s footprint almost triple in size, with 38 new courts and an 8,000-seater stadium set to be constructed.