Wimbledon Park Golf Club Hearing

The 29 April 2024 revisions include the following:

• Creation of a new northern parkland providing an additional 1.7ha of publicly accessible parkland
• Re-alignment of the estate rail located within the AELTC’s southern parkland, adjacent to the ecology zone, to provide an additional area of accessible parkland (0.3ha)

“Cross boundary (Merton/Wandsworth) hybrid planning application (comprising part full permission and part outline planning permission) for expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club grounds onto Wimbledon Park Golf Course with the introduction of new tennis courts, tennis related infrastructure and new buildings.

Full planning permission for the provision of 38 grass tennis courts and associated infrastructure, comprising of the re-profiling of the landscape and the removal, retention and replanting of trees; provision of 7 no satellite maintenance buildings; the provision of a boardwalk around the perimeter of and across Wimbledon Park Lake, lake alterations (including lake edge, de-silting & de-culverting), highway works to Church Road; new pedestrian access points at the northern and southern ends of the site; new vehicular access points; and the creation of a new area of parkland with permissive public access.

Outline planning permission (with appearance, means of access, landscaping and scale reserved - layout only considered in detail) for the erection of new buildings and structures, including an 8,000-seat parkland show court incorporating a qualifying player hub, guest facilities and associated event operational facilities; a central grounds maintenance hub and 2no. players hubs.”

Hard copies of the revisions to the Application detailed above can be inspected by members of the public between 8.30am – 4.30pm on Mondays to Fridays between 09 May 2024 and 08 June 2024 at Greater London Authority, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE. Copies of these documents are also available online at:

• Merton Council website  by using LB Merton reference: 21/P2900
• Wandsworth Council website by using LB Wandsworth reference: 2021/3609
• The GLA website

How to comment:

Representations about the revisions to the Application and/or the other information should be submitted in writing by post or online by 16 December 2023:

• Online via the GLA PlanApps website.
• By post: The Planning Team, Greater London Authority, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE

Consultation period:

The consultation period runs until 8 June 2024. The Application will not be decided before this consultation period ends. Comments received after this date, but before a decision is made, may still be taken into account.

We are undertaking this round of notification to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to let the Mayor know their views on the proposal. If you have already submitted comments to the GLA electronically by email or online you do not need to submit another comment to us unless you wish to raise any additional points.

All representations you have previously made on this application and received by the London Borough of Merton or the London Borough of Wandsworth will also be taken into account.