Debbie Jevans, chair of the All England Club, said at the time that the proposals would deliver 27 acres of “newly accessible parkland for the community”, and would allow the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon – currently staged at Roehampton – to be held on site.

Wimbledon secured a major victory in its bid to triple the size of its grounds after the High Court ruled on Monday that the Greater London Authority (GLA) was lawful in granting planning permission for 39 new courts last September.

Wimbledon’s expansion plans that would almost triple the size of the tennis tournament grounds have received a boost when a judge dismisses a campaign group’s legal challenge