Wimbledon Expansion Plans Gain Key Approval

Plans to create a new 8,000-seat retractable-roof stadium and 38 additional grass courts for the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC) on the site of a former golf course gained a needed government approval that pushes the project closer to a potential opening for The Championships, Wimbledon in 2030.

The Merton Council’s planning committee approved the proposal, one step needed in a series of local approvals before the AELTC can move forward with turning the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, purchased by the AELTC in 2018, into an extension of the next-door Church Road site.