Another legal showdown between local residents and Enfield Council at the High Court is set to take place this summer

'Save Whitewebbs' campaigners and (inset) The Royal Courts of Justice — ‘Save Whitewebbs’ campaigners and (inset) The Royal Courts of Justice

A date has been set for the judicial review challenging the decision by Enfield Council to grant planning permission for Tottenham Hotspur’s training facility at Whitewebbs Park.

The case will be heard on Wednesday, 24th June and Thursday, 25th June at the High Court, part of The Royal Courts of Justice in The Strand.

It was confirmed last month that local campaigners opposing the plans by Tottenham Hotspur for a new women’s training centre had been given permission to take their case to the High Court.

The Guardians of Whitewebbs group had last year submitted a judicial review request following the decision by Enfield Council to grant planning permission for the training centre as part of the Premier League club’s lease of the park.

The campaigners claim that the decision to approve the scheme came after planning committee members were “misled” on the issue of biodiversity and that some council policies were also “misinterpreted” in a report presented to councillors.

The council denies this and will defend its decision during the two-day hearing.

The judicial review this June will be the second such case to be heard with respect to Whitewebbs, following the case against the decision to lease Whitewebbs Park to Tottenham Hotspur in February 2024, which was ultimately rejected.

Caroline, from the Guardians of Whitewebbs group, said: “We are feeling incredibly positive about our case as we have an amazing team of lawyers from Public Interest Law Centre and Landmark Chambers working for our community and to save Whitewebbs.”

No news is bad news

Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts.

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less.

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation.

Choose the news. Don’t lose the news.

Monthly direct debit

Annual direct debit

£5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else, £10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month. £50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.