The size of almost triple is planned Wimbledon The tennis site is ready to move forward after the legal challenge of a campaign group. High court judge.
Bachao Wimbledon Park (SWP) took legal action against Greater London Authority (GLA) decision planning permission Last year.
Motion presented by All England ClubThe construction of 38 new tennis courts and 8,000 seats stadiums will be seen on the ground of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which will allow it to host the Wimbledon qualifier on the site.
The Barrister for the SWP told the High Court earlier this month that the decision to approve the schemes was “irrational” and as a Wimbledon Park, a grade II*-Lised heritage site was partially designed by the Lenselot “capacity” brown-it was covered by restrictions on how it could be used.
GLA and All England Club defended the challenge, the court stated that the decision is a “was”Planning The decision was exercised properly ”and that the restrictions were not” materials “.
In a judgment on Monday, Mr. Justice Saini rejected the challenge.
He said: “In short, the decision on the relevance of delivery on the defendant’s decision, applies to both the legal trust and restrictive coven, a plan was a decision that was rationally exercised and in relation to proper and relevant factors.”
The proposals will feature seven maintenance buildings, access points and an area of Parkland with courts and related infrastructure besides a region of Parkland with permissible public access.
They will also include work on the Wimbledon Lake, including the construction of a boardwalk around it.
After approving the plans by the Marton Council, but Wandsworth council He rejected them, the mayor of London’s office took charge of the application, but the mayor sir Sadiq Khan After expressing public support for development, it was reused by this process.
The plan for the plan was allowed for planning by London Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe, who said the proposal “will facilitate very important benefits” which “clearly go ahead of loss”.
All England Club President Debbie Jens said at the time that the proposal would provide 27 acres of land of “New Sulabh Parkland for the community”, and allow a qualifying tournament for Wimbledon – currently staging in Rohmpton – to be held on the site.
In written presentations, Sasha White Casey said that All England Club acquired freeholds for golf course in 1993 and leasehold in 2021.
Barrister reported a two -day hearing in London that the land was “under a statutory trust, which was to be made available for the use of public entertainment” and when the freehold was acquired, the club entered the “restrictive covenant”, which controls its use.
He said that this means that no plan can “restrict its use so that the golf course is not appreciated by the general public of land limit or openness”.
He said that the proceedings of the separate High Court were going on whether a statutory trust was present, and if this happens, the All England Club “accepted” that it is incompatible with the development of the proposal.
In court, he said: “You could not do much protected land within the scheme system, clearly.”
Mark Westmoreland Smith KC for GLA said in a written presentation that Mr. Pipe received a detailed advice on the “alleged” Trust and the “relevance” of the covenant, and took his decision on the notion that he was present.
The barrister stated that the decision was a “planning decision properly used and was in relation to proper and relevant factors”.
He said: “Officials advised that the alleged obstacles that they could submit to the distribution of development, it was not a material idea that should weigh against the grant of the plan permission.”
In his written arguments, Russell Harris Casey for the All England Club said that planning officials “accepted and accepted the trust and coverage, but admitted that they were not” materials “.
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