Campaign group seeks to appeal against Wimbledon expansion ruling

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A campaign group has said it will seek to take its legal battle over plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site to the Court of Appeal after losing a High Court challenge.

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00:00This is the latest development in what has been around a four-year battle by campaign group

00:11Save Wimbledon Park to prevent Wimbledon Tennis' expansion plans. SWP, as they are also known,

00:20has announced it has applied for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeals. A judicial review

00:29decision made earlier this year which upheld the decision of the Greater London Authority

00:36to award Planning Commission to the All England Club to build 39 new grass courts, including

00:44an 8,000-seat stadium on the site of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club. SWP argues the scale

00:54and nature of the development is in breach of local, regional and national planning policies

01:01and would set a precedent for other green spaces in London and around the country. A decision on

01:11whether it can appeal is expected in two to four months, with a hearing likely to be next year if

01:19it is successful. SWP said it has been advised that there is a realistic prospect of success.

01:28A Wimbledon spokesperson said that following that High Court's dismissal, on all counts of

01:34the recent judicial review, it is clear that they have robust planning permission.

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