He London Town Hall approved this Friday the expansion of Wimbledonwhich aims to build 39 courts, including one with a capacity for 8,000 spectators, in a park near the tournament.
This initiative, which has received criticism and mixed opinions due to the environmental impact it entails, will allow Wimbledon to host the preliminary stage of the tournament in its facilities, like the rest of the tournament. grand slamand not to Roehamptona few kilometers from All England Club.
“These expansion plans on the land of a former private golf course will bring significant benefits to the local area, the capital in general and the country’s economy as it will provide greater access to open green spaces and sports, new parks and new jobs,” said Jules PipeLondon’s Deputy Mayor for Planning.
Pipe insisted the Wimbledon expansion would bring “significant economic benefits to the community”, while Deborah Jevanspresident of the All England Club, has ensured that in this way Wimbledon will not be left out of the rest of the Grand Slam.
A group called Save Wimbledon Park fought this expansion because of the ecological impact it would have on the park, because of the construction that would take place and the activities that would subsequently take place on those lands.
In December 2018, the All England Club paid approximately 65 million pounds to acquire the land of Wimbledon Parkwhich at the time belonged to a golf club.
The construction of these courts, which will be ready by the end of this decade at the earliest, will mean that on each tournament day up to 50,000 more people can attend Wimbledon, in addition to the addition of a third court which with a roof – the third in importance after central and 1, which will speed up the pace of the game in the rainy season.
To the delight of ecological groups, the All England Club has pledged to create a 93,000 square meter park for public use all year round except during the tournament. In addition, of the 39 slopes, seven can also be used by the public during the rest of the year.
If they want, the most critical of this initiative, which has already received the green light from the neighborhoods of Merton and Wandsworth and the London City Council, will be able to challenge it by going to court.
Source: La Verdad
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