LABC South East 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 

Cork Wood Cottage, Kent

• Project Team: Offset Architects, Sussex Construction
• Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home 

Boarers Farm, Kent

• Project Team: Steven Docker Associates, Astral Ltd
• Local Authority: STG Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Individual New Home 

Plow Green, Hampshire

• Project Team: Whiterok, RJS Builders Ltd
• Local Authority: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer 

Luigi Del Vecchio, LDV Architecture Ltd

• Local Authority: Sussex Building Control

Russell McCourty, George & James Architects

• Local Authority: Chichester District Council

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder 

John Gaines, J.J Field Holdings

• Local Authority: Waverley Borough Council

Kevin Black, K Black & Sons

• Local Authority: Sussex Building Control

Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year 

Damian Gray, St Edward Homes Ltd

• Local Authority: Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership

Matthew McCourt, Croudace Homes Ltd

• Local Authority: Waverley Borough Council

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development 

Stable View & Meadow View, Surrey

• Project Team: Scandia Hus Ltd
• Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development 

Harbour Reach, Phase 1, Kent

• Project Team: Aspire Designer Homes Ltd, Clague Architects, Arcadian Architectural Services, ARA Structural Design Ltd
• Local Authority: STG Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

Gun Hill Park, Hampshire

• Project Team: Weston Homes, Rushmoor Borough Council
• Local Authority: Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Small Social Housing Development 

The Testwood Club, Hampshire

• Project Team: MH Architects Ltd, FE Chase & Son Ltd, Boulter Mossman, Hydrock/Stantec, GM Fire Ltd, Resolution Energy
• Local Authority: New Forest District Council

Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development 

Wildbridge, Sussex

• Project Team: Thakeham Partnerships, Thakeham Homes, Hyde Housing
• Local Authority: Arun District Council

Winner: Local Authority Building Control Surveyor of the Year 

Robert Hopper, Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team 

St Edward Homes Ltd with Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Residential Extension 

Lakeside, West Sussex

• Project Team: LDV Architecture Ltd, K Black & Sons, Sarah Scott, Robert Linthorst
• Local Authority: Sussex Building Control

Highly Commended: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home 

Malibres, Hampshire

• Project Team: Doswell Estates, Storyboard Architects
• Local Authority: Southampton & Eastleigh Building Control Partnership 

Highly Commended: Best Individual New Home 

Hillside House, Surrey

• Project Team: Scandia Hus Ltd
• Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership

Highly Commended: Best Small New Housing Development 

Paddock View, Surrey

• Project Team: Elivia Homes Eastern, Shakespeare Design Solutions, Knapp Hicks
• Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership

Highly Commended: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

Leighwood Fields, Surrey

• Project Team: Berkeley Homes (Central London) Ltd, Berkeley St Edward Southern Counties, Rogers Cory Partnership Ltd
• Local Authority: Waverley Borough Council 

The Wharf, Phase 4, Kent

• Project Team: The Hill Group, Tooley Foster, Anchor Hanover Group
• Local Authority: STG Building Control Partnership

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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