Plans for Wimbledon Stadium may be subject to change

Greyhound racing may continue at Wimbledon later than June after London mayor Boris Johnson 'called in' the plan to develop the site as a football stadium.

AFC Wimbledon's plans for a new ground in Plough Lane, which had been passed by Merton Council, will now be subject to further scrutiny, with no decision likely until later this year.

The Greyhound Racing Association may therefore look to extend their lease, which currently runs out in July.

And businessman Paschal Taggart's is set to put forward a counter proposal for the site, which would involve greyhound racing remaining at the stadium.

He told the Racing Post: "We will submit our plan to the Mayor, via Merton Council, for a development based on keeping greyhound racing."

Farewell greyhound meetings had been planned for June but Clive Feltham, MD of the GRA said: "We would be prepared to approach our landlord for a lease to the end of the year.

"However, I have charged Keith (Hallinan, Wimbledon general manager) to quickly find out where we are with trainers and key staff as, without them, we would not be able to operate."