Wimbledon Park tennis scheme wins council backing

Proposals for the park include protecting existing trees on the site and planting 1,500 more British trees, restoring the Wimbledon Park Lake with the addition of a public boardwalk, and creating natural habitats for local and European protected species.

The land is a Grade II* Registered Park and Garden, on Metropolitan Open Land, but as a private golf course it has not been accessible to the public for over 100 years. As part of the proposal, permanent access to the parkland will become a legally binding commitment once planning permission has been granted.

However, the application has attracted controversy with the council receiving more than 2,000 local objections to the proposals, as well as opposition from conservation groups, and a Change.org petition to “save” the park with more than 13,000 signatures.

AELTC is inviting the public to attend virtual tours of the new park here. The park plans are part of a much wider redevelopment of the Wimbledon tennis facilities that include an 8,000-seat parkland show court, 38 tennis courts, and multiple ancillary buildings.