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The Government has been urged at Westminster to “get a grip” and tackle a “legal shadow” that has stalled controversial plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site.

The plea was made in Parliament by former Whitehall chief Lord O’Donnell, who sits on the board of the All England Lawn Tennis Club , which hosts the world-famous grand slam tournament.

He has pressed for a change in the planning law after a landmark Supreme Court judgment for the protection of green spaces back in 2023.

It ruled a statutory trust protecting land for public recreation r

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