{"id":8896,"date":"2026-01-16T19:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8896"},"modified":"2026-01-16T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:23:47","slug":"wimbledon-tennis-back-in-uk-court-with-campaigners-blocking-expansion-plans-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8896","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon tennis back in UK court with campaigners blocking expansion plans | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Wimbledon plans to treble the size of the existing site in London, adding 39 courts, but campaigners seek to block move.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Wimbledon\u2019s \u200cplans to expand the grounds for the world\u2019s oldest \u200dand most \u200dprestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament were back in court on Friday, as campaigners again seek to block the project.<\/p>\n<p>The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club \u2060wants to treble the size of its main site, which \u200bhas been home to the Championships since 1877, in \u200da 200 million-pound ($267.9m) project which would feature 39 new courts.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The AELTC\u2019s plans to redevelop a former golf course, which it owns, are \u200dsupported by \u2060several leading players and some residents.<\/p>\n<p>But campaign group Save Wimbledon Park, which took legal action to challenge planning permission, argues the land is subject to a statutory trust, meaning it must be kept for public recreation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4244371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4244371\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4244371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-06-29T152201Z_907295568_UP1EL6T16ON6H_RTRMADP_3_TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-1768563678.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"General view of Wimbledon\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4244371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The expansion plans would see 29 courts added to the existing site at Wimbledon [Toby Melville\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The AELTC is seeking a ruling from London\u2019s High \u200bCourt that the land is not subject \u200cto such a trust, with its lawyers saying it has never been used for public recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Save Wimbledon Park\u2019s supporters gathered outside the court before \u200cFriday\u2019s hearing, including two women dressed as tennis balls holding a sign which said: \u201cBalls \u200cto AELTC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The expansion plans were at \u2060the centre of a separate case last summer, when Save Wimbledon Park challenged planning permission approved by the Greater London Authority in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Save Wimbledon Park \u200cargued in that case that the GLA failed to properly take account of restrictions on redeveloping the land. 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