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Nudist club privacy threatened by tower block plan

A LUXURY nudist club with 300 members say their “paradise” is at risk after their local council approved plans for a tower block overlooking the grounds.

The White House Club in Whyteleafe, Surrey, boats that its members can swim in the nude in its 50ft outdoor swimming pool, relax in its sauna, or play tennis on its two outdoor courts.

Naturists can also enjoy nude ping pong, basketball, badminton and bowls and take part in a range of events, including barbecues and sing-songs in the confines of the five acre club.

But their privacy may be threatened after the local council announced plans to knock down a disused office block just 300 yards away and replace it with a five-storey block of flats.

Nudists are “furious” with Tandridge District Council for proposing the 167-flat tower block, saying residents will be able to see them in the ‘altogether’ as they prance around in the buff.

The club, which opened in 1933, has a membership ranging in age from two to 90 and counts nurses, teachers, electricians and an airline pilot in its ranks and had 10 bedrooms for residents to stay in.

David Mason, director of the White House Club said today: “This proposal gives us grave concern.

“As it is, members playing tennis or in front of our main building can be seen from the office block, especially when the screening trees’ foliage is down.

“We want to see measures put in which preclude overlooking, and protect our environment, which has been a haven of tranquillity and recreation for more than 70 years.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .