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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Callum Parke

Wimbledon tennis site set for £200m expansion after winning high court battle with residents

Plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site are set to proceed after a campaign group’s legal challenge against the decision to approve the proposals was dismissed by a High Court judge.

The proposals, submitted by the All England Club, would see the construction of 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the grounds of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which would allow it to host Wimbledon qualifiers on site.

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