![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wimbledon-residents-object-to-ludicrously-large-expansion-plan/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127517757_aeltcscreengrab2.jpg&description=Image source, All England Lawn Tennis ClubImage caption, The All England Lawn Tennis Club wants to hold the Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament on the expanded siteWimbledon residents have voiced their opposition to a "ludicrously large" proposed expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).The club, which hosts the Wimbledon Championships, wants to expand into a nearby golf course.It would create a new 8,000-seat stadium, 38 grass courts, and a public park.AELTC said it would "provide a lasting legacy for our community to enjoy for years to come".No decision has been made on the plans to redevelop Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which sits on the same site as Wimbledon Park. AELTC has owned the freehold of the golf club since 1993, and says the expansion is necessary to "maintain the Championships at the pinnacle of the sport". If planning permission is granted before the end of the year, it expects the first courts to be in use by the end of the decade.Image source, All England Lawn Tennis ClubImage caption, The planned expansion would create 38 new grass courtsAccording to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, nearly 100 residents joined an online meeting on Wednesday, organised by the Campaign for the Preservation of Rural England, to oppose the 76-hectare proposal. Former actress Thelma Ruby, 97, told the meeting that "my whole happiness depends on looking out at that view several times a day"."I am not going to live until it finishes. For the rest of my life, rather than this Capability Brown landscape, I will be looking out on a building site. I speak on behalf of the entire community. I know I do."Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond said the plans would alter the park "beyond recognition". Image caption, Andy Hamilton says the plans are "ludicrous"Comedy writer and performer Andy Hamilton, who lives locally, described the park as a "vital community asset" and said the proposals would "create a decade of turmoil".He said: "Fundamentally, their argument that Wimbledo){kind=link}
Wimbledon residents have voiced their opposition to a “ludicrously large” proposed expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
The club, which hosts the Wimbledon Championships, wants to expand into a nearby golf course.
It would create a new 8,000-seat stadium, 38 grass courts, and a public park.
AELTC said it would “provide a lasting legacy for our community to enjoy for years to come”.
No decision has been made on the plans to redevelop Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which sits on the same site as Wimbledon Park.