38 new courts to be built at Wimbledon after legal victory
The All England Club 's plans include constructing 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the grounds of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club.
Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) had launched legal action against the Greater London Authority's (GLA) decision to grant planning permission, arguing the site was a Grade II*-listed heritage area with usage restrictions.
Mr Justice Saini ruled that the GLA's decision to approve the plans was a 'planning judgment rationally exercised', rejecting SWP's claim that it was 'irrational'.
The expansion aims to allow Wimbledon qualifiers to be held on-site, alongside creating new public parkland and a boardwalk around Wimbledon Lake.
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