Local residents are fearful of the environmental impact of the development, with 300 trees set to be felled.
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Local residents are fighting back after the All England Lawn Tennis Club proposed plans to re-develop part of Wimbledon Park.
The plans include an 8,000-seat stadium, 38 courts, 10 other buildings and 9kms of roads and paths.
A new private park has also been proposed, which the public may be admitted to but would contain a 30,000sqft maintenance building.
Local residents and councillors have now suggested that the new development would break the 1993 covenants demanded by Merton Council when AELTC purchased the land.
On 14 July 1993, Tony Colman, leader of Merton Council said: “When we decided to sell this land, we did so determined that the next owner and any future owner would be denied forever the opportunity to use this space for any development.”
Environmental Impact
Local residents have also grown increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of the development. An estimated 300 mature trees will be felled, alongside 500+ younger trees uprooted.
Local campaign groups have now started a petition, Save Wimbledon Park , which has reached 5,000 signatures.
Prominent local figures, such as MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, Fleur Anderson, have joined the local community in voicing their concerns.
Merton and Wandsworth Councillors will vote in early November to decide whether the Tennis Club’s plans go ahead.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club said: “Every stage of this project will be delivered to Wimbledon’s exceptionally high standards, with meticulous planning, attention to detail, and respect for our local area and community.
“Our careful and detailed environmental work – which is publicly available – has been independently assessed by statutory bodies, who acknowledge that the Wimbledon Park Project will deliver substantial ecological improvements.”
“Central to our proposals is the opening up of land which has been inaccessible to the public for over 100 years, including the creation of a new 23 acre park, a new boardwalk around Wimbledon Park lake, and community use of the proposed new courts and facilities.
“It is our hope that these benefits, alongside many others, such as an increase in biodiversity of the site and the planting of 1,500 trees, will provide a lasting legacy for the community to enjoy for years to come.”
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Local residents are fighting back after the All England Lawn Tennis Club proposed plans to re-develop part of Wimbledon Park.
The plans include an 8,000-seat stadium, 38 courts, 10 other buildings and 9kms of roads and paths.
A new private park has also been proposed, which the public may be admitted to but would contain a 30,000sqft maintenance building.
Local residents and councillors have now suggested that the new development would break the 1993 covenants demanded by Merton Council when AELTC purchased the land.
On 14 July 1993, Tony Colman, leader of Merton Council said: “When we decided to sell this land, we did so determined that the next owner and any future owner would be denied forever the opportunity to use this space for any development.”
Environmental Impact
Local residents have also grown increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of the development. An estimated 300 mature trees will be felled, alongside 500+ younger trees uprooted.
Local campaign groups have now started a petition, Save Wimbledon Park , which has reached 5,000 signatures.
Prominent local figures, such as MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, Fleur Anderson, have joined the local community in voicing their concerns.
Merton and Wandsworth Councillors will vote in early November to decide whether the Tennis Club’s plans go ahead.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club said: “Every stage of this project will be delivered to Wimbledon’s exceptionally high standards, with meticulous planning, attention to detail, and respect for our local area and community.
“Our careful and detailed environmental work – which is publicly available – has been independently assessed by statutory bodies, who acknowledge that the Wimbledon Park Project will deliver substantial ecological improvements.”
“Central to our proposals is the opening up of land which has been inaccessible to the public for over 100 years, including the creation of a new 23 acre park, a new boardwalk around Wimbledon Park lake, and community use of the proposed new courts and facilities.
“It is our hope that these benefits, alongside many others, such as an increase in biodiversity of the site and the planting of 1,500 trees, will provide a lasting legacy for the community to enjoy for years to come.”
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