16 council houses approved at a former sea cadet site

PLANS for new council homes at a former sea cadet hut in Caterham have been given the go-ahead.

- By EMILY DALTON

The site at The Grove and Hawarden Road, including the former barracks, will see 16 new homes built to help reduce the council’s housing list.

Members of the Tandridge District Council planning committee approved the scheme on June 5, arguing that the benefits of social housing significantly outweigh the drawbacks of the design.

Councillors and residents alike supported the plan for social housing but were frustrated that the design was not better.

The proposal includes demolishing the existing buildings and replacing them with 16 new homes, each with a back garden and 35 car parking spaces. Opposing residents said the development would result in the loss of around 10 off-street parking spaces.