Overview

The Village at Caterham


Caterham, UK

Project type: Reuse of Historic Building & Place
Location: Caterham, UK
Client: Linden Homes, The Guinness Trust
Stage: Completed
Programme: 1998–2006

For more than one hundred years, the army barracks dominated the community of Caterham-on-the-Hill. Following closure there were significant impacts on the social and economic life of the town.

Tandridge District Council organised a public consultation that designated a large part of the site a Conservation Area and produced a Planning Brief. Although this brief was considered unviable by many developers, locally based Linden Homes bought the site, believing additional development would be acceptable if significant community benefits were delivered.

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The extensive mixed-use development of converted and remodelled buildings and specially designed new residential units... cannot be bettered.
Building for Life, Judges’ Evaluation

Project Delivery

  • A Community Planning Weekend attended by over 1,000 local people, with follow-up forums and topic working groups which helped to develop the masterplan.
  • Transformation of the barracks into a vibrant and sustainable new mixed-use neighbourhood with carefully planned public spaces and buildings incorporating 361 homes with a range of housing tenures.
  • Retention and refurbishment of the listed chapel and 18 other buildings.
  • Reconnection of the site to its surroundings through reuse and the opening of the boundary wall for accessibility to the newly created public realm, amenities and services.
  • A dedicated, self-financing bus service to connect the village with Caterham railway station.
  • Prioritisation of pedestrians and cyclists within the public realm.

Awards

Building for Life 2005
Gold Standard Award
The Deputy Prime Minister’s Award for Sustainable Communities 2003
Finalist
The European Urban and Regional Planning Awards 2002
Conversion (Joint Winner)
BURA Community Award 2000
Caterham Barracks Community Trust
The RTPI National Awards for Planning Achievement 2000
Award for Planning for the Whole Community

Project type: Reuse of Historic Building & Place
Location: Caterham, UK
Client: Linden Homes, The Guinness Trust
Stage: Completed
Programme: 1998–2006
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Project Team
Marcus Adams
Marcus Adams
Managing Partner
Joanna Allen
Joanna Allen
Partner
Tags
Community Planning, Transport, Re-use, Regeneration, Conservation
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