International design and engineering company Atkins got the green light last week to build a new HQ building in Epsom.

The modern three-storey construction will be made from recycled materials whenever possible and will feature an impressive glass-faced entrance hall.

It will be surrounded by a large recreational field.

The new 1,000 workspace building at the company's Woodcote Grove site will replace its current premises, which was built in the 1960s and has been described as "totally inadequate" as a centre of operations for a multinational company.

Permission was given unanimously by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council last Thursday, on condition that there is a thicker treeline to protect Squirrel’s Way residents and limitation on car park lights to protect against light pollution.

Construction will begin this summer, and is scheduled for completion by next Autumn.

It will be use in 2017 when the existing offices will be demolished.

The total cost of the project is still not know as contracts are still being drawn up.

The new headquarters should be a lot more environmentally friendly and economical to operate as the materials used and exact position and orientation have been selected to provide the best possible combination of daylight, natural ventilation, efficiency and flexibility.

Steve Tasker, Atkins project director for the Woodcote site, said: "It was good to hear from the local residents and we took the things they said seriously and we look to accommodate the things that they said into the scheme.

"I was also very pleased with the unanimous decision and delighted by some of the language used by the members of the council with regards to the way the information was presented and how it had been beneficial to their decision."