LABC Central Winners & Highly Commended 2025

I firmly believe that one of the best ways to see more good work is to praise building excellence and publicly acknowledge companies, designers, site managers and trades people who go the extra mile because of the pride they have in their work.

Lorna Stimpson, LABC

Meet the Winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Woodfield Road, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Pinchin Architects, Nationserv Ltd, IHS Structural Engineering Ltd
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Lynwood Heights, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Architects Corporation Ltd, Scammell Construction Ltd, Mr & Mrs Patel
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer

Alex Gili-Ross, Architects Corporation Ltd

• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Matt Noades, Noades Architects

• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Matt Vine, Vines Construction

• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development

Stockham Gardens, Oxfordshire

• Project Team: Mayfair Country Homes Ltd, Pentangle Design, Mayfair Paddocks Ltd
• Local Authority: SouthVale Building Control

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

The Hawthorns, Buckinghamshire

• Project Team: Abbey Developments Ltd, N C Architects
• Local Authority: Buckinghamshire Council

Winner: Best Small Social Housing Development

Peasecroft, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Broste Rivers Ltd, Life Build Solutions Ltd, Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development

Oakley House, Bedfordshire

• Project Team: The Hill Group, Hill Partnerships Ltd, Kyle Smart Associates, Hightown Housing Association Ltd
• Local Authority: Luton Borough Council

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

London Luton Airport International Departures Lounge, Bedfordshire

• Project Team: Ryebridge Construction Ltd, Rock Townsend, London Luton Airport
• Local Authority: Luton Borough Council

Winner: Best Public or Community Building

University of Hertfordshire, Spectra Building, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Morgan Sindall Construction, ADP Architecture, University of Hertfordshire
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: LABC Newcomer of the Year

Thomas Crouch, Hertfordshire Building Control

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Bedfordshire Fire Safety Team with Luton Borough Council

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Large Social Housing Development

Mountbatten View, Hertfordshire

• Project Team: Bugler Developments Ltd, AHR, Dacorum Borough Council
• Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control

Highly Commended: Best Public or Community Building

The Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire

• Project Team: Willmott Dixon, ADP, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Local Authority: Luton Borough Council

Again, congratulations all, and please feel free to spread your success far and wide by sharing the winners' page and if you're adding them on social media don't forget to use #LABCawards and @labcuk

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