LABC South West 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 South West 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
Meadow Dene, Devon
Project Team: PMR Architecture | Dean Burton Ltd
Local Authority: Torbay Council
Winner: Best Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home
Mowbray House, Plymouth
Project Team: PLG Consultants Ltd | Alliance Build | Clarke Willmott
Local Authority: Plymouth City Council
Winner: Best Conversion to a Single New Home
The Dairy, Devon
Project Team: Tony Guest | Weston Building Co Ltd | Place Architects
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Best Individual New Home
Herwood, Devon
Project Team: Harrison Sutton Partnership | Jeremy Wright Ltd | Darren Hawkes Landscape & Garden Design | PCA Consulting Engineers | Hurley & Co Chartered Quantity Surveyors
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Designer
Francesco Della Valle, Della Valle Architects Ltd
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Designer
Josh Jones, TJ Hawkins Architectural Design Consultants Ltd
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Builder
Marcus Ward, Ward & Masters Ltd
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Best Residential and Small Commercial Builder
Neil Palmer, N&R Properties (Devon) Ltd
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year
Ben Kingham, Wyatt Homes
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year
Complete Carpentry & Building Contractors Ltd
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best Small New Housing Development
Church View, Somerset
Project Team: Ashford Homes | Doric Developments (Bath) Ltd
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development
Brimsmore, Somerset
Project Team: Wyatt Homes | J. Symes Decorating | Keith Merchant
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best Small Social Housing
Templeman Place, Dorset
Project Team: pdp architecture LLP | Amiri Homes | Building Control Partnership (Southampton City & Eastleigh Borough Council)
Local Authority: BCP Council
Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion
RNLI Building Ferry View, Devon
Project Team: Nevada Construction Ltd | Studio Four Architects | RNLI
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Best Non-residential New Build
Langage Business Park, Plymouth
Project Team: Design Development Ltd | Devon Contrators Ltd | Plymouth City Council | Airey & Coles
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Winner: Best Public or Community Building
Ham Hill Visitor Centre, Somerset
Project Team: Saunders Boston Architects | Skinner Construction Ltd | Somerset Council | Aileen Shackle Landscape Design | JRC Consulting Engineers | Method Consulting | Ward Williams
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Winner: Local Authority Building Control Newcomer of the Year
Julie Armstrong Butler, Somerset Council
Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
Della Valle Architects Ltd with Somerset Building Control
Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
Studio 63 Architecture Ltd with Somerset Building Control
Meet the Highly Commended...
Best Residential Extension
Tamarisk, Devon
Project Team: Threshold (Studio Tim Offer Architects) | Jamie Hennessey
Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership
Best Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home
Wayside, Somerset
Project Team: Louise Crossman Architects | Wessex Conservation Co
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Best Conversion to a Single New Home
Morse, Cornwall
Project Team: NPA | Nick Purchase
Local Authority: Cornwall Council
Best Individual New Home
Southdown House, Somerset
Project Team: Della Valle Architects Ltd | Andrew Peacock | Tim HB Ltd
Local Authority: Somerset Building Control
Best Public or Community Building
Poole Farm Cabin, Plymouth
Project Team: Roundwood Design
Local Authority: Plymouth City Council
