Part of the blueprint will see qualifying moved to the new 39 courts, which will help free up courts on the main site for the two-week Grand Slam event.
AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton has described the plans as the ‘greatest sporting transformations in London since the 2012 Olympics’, with the All England Club assuring that seven of the 39 courts would be made available for public use.
Bolton also previously defended the plans to acquire Wimbledon Park and pointed out that their plans for the ‘Disneyland’ include protecting green spaces for locals to use. “Our planning application for the AELTC Wimbledon Park Project has been under consideration by the London boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth for more than two years,” she said at a previous meeting.
“These proposals have been rightly and properly subject to a very high level of assessment and consultation both prior to and since their submission. We are proud of the substantial community benefits included within the application, which include year-round permanent access to 23 acres of beautiful new parkland available for the free use of the local community.”
