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Tottenham Hotspur park lease decision to be challenged in court

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By Adriana Elgueta and Simon Allin

BBC News and Local Democracy Reporting Service

A decision to lease part of a park in north London to Tottenham Hotspur FC is to be challenged in court.

A judge has granted permission for a judicial review of Enfield Council's decision to lease land at Whitewebbs Park to the club for 25 years.

The Premier League club wants to set up a women's football academy on the site of the park's former golf course.

Campaigners said the restrictions on public use of the park were not lawful for public land.