LABC East Anglia Winners & Highly Commended 2026
27.07.2026
The LABC Building Excellence Awards are the largest business to business awards in the building control sector, recognising quality, competence and a commitment to driving up standards across the construction industry. The LABC network covers all local authority building control teams in England and Wales across 12 LABC regions.
Nominations are made across these regions and we’re delighted to announce our winners in the East Anglia region. All regional winners are invited to attend the coveted LABC Grand Finals and are in the running for a prestigious national award.
Thank you to everyone that entered and a huge congratulations to all our regional winners and highly commended.
Meet the Winners...
Winner: Best Residential Extension
Oaktree, Suffolk
Project Team: M Chisnall & Sons Ltd | Modece Architects
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home
The Old Water Tower, Suffolk
Project Team: SJW Developments | Vision DPC Ltd
Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
Winner: Best Conversion to a Single New Home
Cornwallis House, Suffolk
Project Team: KLH Architects Ltd | O'Leary Investments Ltd
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Individual New Home
Burder House, Suffolk
Project Team: Beech Architects Ltd | RCB Construction | Adam Power Associates
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Designer
David Vaughan, Southwold Building & Design Consultancy Ltd
Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Designer
Wright Ruffell Cameron Ltd
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Builder
Christian Drane, Norfolk Heritage
Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Builder
M Chisnall & Sons Ltd
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year
Kieran Andrews, Rose Builders Ltd
Local Authority: Tendring District Council
Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year
Mark Bond, Lovell Partnerships
Local Authority: CNC Building Control
Winner: Best Small New Housing Development
Linnet Loke, Norfolk
Project Team: Void Architecture Ltd | JDD Ltd
Local Authority: Breckland Council
Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development
The Paddocks, Suffolk
Project Team: Hartog Hutton Ltd | Brown & Scarlett Architects | Frith:Blake Consulting Ltd | GH Bullard
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development
St. George's Place, Suffolk
Project Team: The Hill Group
Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
Winner: Best Small Social Housing
Brentwood, Norfolk
Project Team: The Design Partnership (Ely) Ltd | RobSon Construction | Freebridge Community Housing
Local Authority: CNC Building Control
Winner: Best Large Social Housing
Thieves Bridge Road, Norfolk
Project Team: The Design Partnership (Ely) Ltd | E N Suiter & Sons Ltd | Freebridge Community Housing | CNC Building Control
Local Authority: 3C Shared Services
Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion
Westbar, Suffolk
Project Team: Rose Builders Ltd | Parti | Architecture Retreats Ltd
Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
Winner: Best Non-residential New Build
The Crown, Suffolk
Project Team: Maple Building Services | Mbloc Ltd | Dean Jay Pearce Architectural Design & Planning Ltd | The Chestnut Group
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Public or Community Building
St Neots Fire Station, Cambridgeshire
Project Team: Neville Special Projects | Ingleton Wood | Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
Local Authority: 3C Shared Services
Winner: Local Authority Registered Building Inspector of the Year
Sarah Fanning, Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Local Authority Registered Building Inspector of the Year
Tony Fitch, Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
Greg Saberton Design with East Cambridgeshire District Council
Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
Wright Ruffell Cameron Ltd with Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Meet the Highly Commended...
Best Residential Extension
Zig-Zag House, Cambridgeshire
Project Team: MOOi Architecture | Gercke Building Services | Andrew Firebrace Partnership | Matthew Smith Architectural Photography
Local Authority: 3C Shared Services
Best Individual New Home
Owlswick, Suffolk
Project Team: Wincer Kievenaar Architects Ltd | Seamans Builders | Brett Design Partnership
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Construction Specialist of the Year
Mike Bamberry, Mersea Homes
Local Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Best Medium Volume New Housing Development
Judith Avenue, Suffolk
Project Team: Fairbank Evans | Hollins
Local Authority: East Suffolk 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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Don't forget to book your place at the Grand Finals taking place on Friday 22 January 2027
