Members of the White House Club in Warlingham strip off to enjoy sports such as swimming, basketball and tennis or to just relax in the five acre grounds, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But their seclusion looks set to be rudely interrupted after Tandridge council approved plans to build a five-storey block of flats just 300 yards away.
David Mason, the director of the club, which opened in 1933 and has a membership whose ages range from two to 90, said scores of members had complained to the council.
"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."
One of the members, Wendy, 33, a mother of two from Croydon, said she was concerned the building could attract "undesirable elements".
"This is a lovely, relaxed place where the children and I can come and enjoy its privacy," she said.
Another naturist, a 26-year-old secretary who did not want to be named, said she would "not feel comfortable" being overlooked by so many people.
"Not that I'm ashamed of my body, but I don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry staring at me from their windows," she said.
Sakina Bradbury, a local councillor, defended the proposal to build the flats on the site of a disused office block: "Putting homes in must be better than what's there now," she said.
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