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Our Planning and Environment Committee – Review of 2025
Planning Application Statistics During 2025, the Wimbledon Society Planning & Environment Committee reviewed 120 planning applications and objected to 45 of those. Planning & Other Policy Issues The AELTC planning…
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Closures of police station front counters – Wimbledon & Mitcham
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it will close the public front counters at both Wimbledon and Mitcham police stations on Saturday 28th February. This means that Merton will have no…
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Government Consultation on Statutory Consultees – Our Response
In the planning process, some applications must, by law, be referred to organisations outside the local planning authority. These organisations are known as ‘Statutory Consultees’ for example,  Gardens Trust, Natural…
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The January 2026 Court Case about Wimbledon Park
The Statutory Trust Case between The AELTC and SWP starts on 16th January.  A briefing note has been issued by Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (SWP) which sets out the background…
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King’s College School Plans for the Ursuline site in the Downs
King's College School has acquired the site of the former Ursuline Prep School in the Downs and has been running consultation exercises on their proposal to build a new co-ed…
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Trafalgar Pub Appeal Decision
The  Planning Inspectorate has upheld Merton Council's decision to reject the development at The Trafalgar Pub. This probably means that the attempt to demolish the Trafalgar, a much-loved South Wimbledon…
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Merton Council Record Keeping: AELTC Planning Application
Members of the public may know that the Society expressed its strong opposition to the proposed development of the golf course lands by the All England Lawn Tennis Club, during…
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Court Action
There are two court cases between Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) and The All England Lawn Tennis Club. One relates to planning – seeking Judicial Review (JR) of the decision of…
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Save Wimbledon Park Campaign comments on the AELTC’s latest Community Newsletter
The Wimbledon Society applauds the Save Wimbledon Park Campaign. Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) is pleased to read in the AELTC's latest Community Newsletter of January 2025 that they accept that…
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Our Planning and Environment Committee Review of 2024
Planning Application Statistics In 2024 the Wimbledon Society Planning and Environment Committee considered 164 planning applications in detail (2023: 173). We objected to, or commented on, 74 (45%) of these…
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