CALA Homes (South) Norfolk Grange - the new name for their Telephone House Estate, Church Road / York Road, Tunbridge Wells

NORFOLK GRANGE
the Telephone House site, Church Road / York Road, Tunbridge Wells
has been baptised

THE SALE CAMPAIGN IS ON
[ only 3 months after the construction start in May 2003 ]

31 July 2003

We read from CALA Homes website, that what is known to

citizens of Tunbridge Wells as "the controversial planning permision of the high density development of Telephone House site"
CALA Homes (South) Directors as " rotten apple "
Archie Norman, MP " The final plans please no-one - neither local councillors, residents nor the developers"
Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society as "The front elevation (of Block A) has been likened, in an unfortunate phrase which will probably now stick, to Bournemouth sea-front"
neighbours of the Church Road / York Road site as "a development which is possibly worse than BT's former Telephone House"

has now been named Norfolk Grange.

We speculate: "Norfolk" - Norfolk Hotel was the hotel which was demolished to be replaced by BT's ghastly Synchordia House.
We speculate: "Grange" - A grange, in the towncentre? - Is it a barn? farmhouse? countryhouse with outbuildings?

CALA is more imaginative on the pricing : from 325,000, the grangers say.
The crammed place provides for 43 flats - this includes 8 social housing on-site.

SUGGESTION: Would " CIDER HOUSE " not be more appropriate ?

N.B. - While residents in York Road, Tunbridge Wells, came only as a runner-up in this year's "Tunbridge Wells in Bloom" (they blame the felling of substantial road side trees by CALA Homes for this) - CALA invites prospective flat buyers to a barbecue in Sunningdale.
We wonder if our beloved trees in the Conservation Area, had to be turned into charcoal to provide for the feast?

April 2002 - CALA Homes took over BT/Crest Nicholson's controversial planning permission for the high density development of Telephone House in Tunbridge Wells

URBAN CRAMMING or URBAN REGENERATION in Tunbridge Wells ?

May 2003 - CALA Homes continue the Telephone House saga :
- the Construction of their Estate -

Whom are we dealing with? - The developers of Telephone House

The Telephone House Neighbours Association informs on CALA Homes (South) Development:
CALA Group acquired the controversial planning permission for the high density development of Telephone House site, Church Road / York Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1, Kent.