Relief for Wimbledon as City Hall overturns local council’s rejection of £200m expansion plans

London_AELTC Wimbledon Park

Allies & Morrison’s plans to treble the size of grand slam tournament’s grounds finally approved after year-long planning saga

The Greater London Authority has approved Allies & Morrison’s £200m plans to treble the size of the Wimbledon tennis championships’ grounds in the latest twist in a year-long planning saga.

Deputy London mayor Jules Pipe overturned Wandsworth council’s rejection of the landmark scheme this afternoon following an impassioned and sometimes heated four-hour hearing.

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