Plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site have moved a step closer after the High Court ruled the development was not restricted by land-use rules.
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) wants to build 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium by developing a former golf course.
Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) argued a statutory trust existed under the Public Health Act, meaning the land had to be kept as a public space - but club lawyers said when AELTC purchased the freehold in 1993, any trust would no longer apply.