"Jonathan Karas KC, for the club, said in written submissions that it would be anomalous if the land was subject to a trust and that if it was, it would be a substantive change in the status of the land. He said: The golf course land has at all times been treated in practice as private land let to a private club."
"The plans, approved by the Greater London Authority in 2024, would involve the construction of 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium on the site, enabling the club to host Wimbledon qualifiers. SWP claims that a statutory trust exists under the Public Health Act 1875, meaning the land must be used for the purpose of being used as public walks or pleasure grounds."
Land earmarked for expansion of the Wimbledon tennis site may be subject to a statutory trust under the Public Health Act 1875, restricting use to public walks or pleasure grounds. Plans approved by the Greater London Authority in 2024 would add 38 tennis courts and an 8,000-seat stadium to enable Wimbledon qualifiers. Save Wimbledon Park argues the trust existed when the land changed hands in the 1960s and when the club bought the freehold in 1993. The club contends the land was always private, not laid out as a public park, and that any trust would not have survived its purchase. The club accepts that such a trust would obstruct the proposed development.
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