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LABC Grand Finals Winners and Highly Commended 2025

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Winner: Best Residential Extension

Claydon Farm

Claydon Farm House, Gloucestershire

  • Project Team: JND Building Services Ltd, Tyack Architects Ltd
  • Local Authority: Cotswold District Council
  • Region: West of England

Read the Claydon Farm House press release


Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

Old Gwernyfed, Powys

Old Gwernyfed, Powys

  • Project Team: Jenkinson Builders, Hook Mason Architects Ltd, Trombe Ltd
  • Local Authority: Powys County Council
  • Region: Wales

Read the Old Gwernyfed press release


Winner: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home

Canal View Solihull

Canal View, Solihull

  • Project Team: Cross & Craig Associates
  • Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Region: West Midlands

View the Canal View Building press release


Winner: Best Individual New Home 

Branksea Avenue Dorset

Branksea Avenue, Dorset

  • Project Team: Western Design Architects, Matrod Frampton, Godsell Arnold Partnership Ltd, Power Naturally, Thermal Acoustics
  • Local Authority: BCP Council
  • Region: South West

View the Branksea Avenue press release


Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer

 

Matt Noades Noades Architects

Matt Noades, Noades Architects

  • Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control
  • Region: Central

View the Matt Noades press release


Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Duncan and Son Southwold Ltd

Duncan & Son (Southwold) Ltd

  • Local Authority: East Suffolk Council
  • Region: East Anglia

View the Duncan & Son press release


Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year 

Damian Gray

Damian Gray, St Edward Homes Ltd

  • Local Authority: Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership
  • Region: South East

View the Damian Gray press release


Winner: Best Small New Housing Development 

The Lookout

The Lookout, Cornwall

  • Project Team: The Bazeley Partnership Ltd, Claydon Builders Ltd, DDMH Development Ltd
  • Local Authority: Cornwall Council
  • Region: South West

View the Lookout press release


Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development

Rolleston Leas

Rolleston Leas, Staffordshire

  • Project Team: Peveril Homes
  • Local Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council
  • Region: West Midlands

View the Rolleston Leas press release


Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Freight Village, Tyne & Wear

Freight Village, Tyne & Wear

  • Project Team: Vistry Group, Vistry North East, Queensberry Design Ltd, Sigma Capital
  • Local Authority: Gateshead Council
  • Region: Northern

View the Freight Village press release


Winner: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year

Sean Sadler, Morris Homes (Eastern) Ltd

Sean Sadler

  • Company: Morris Homes (Eastern) Ltd
  • Site name: TBC

Winner: Best Small Social Housing Development 

East Common Lane North

East Common Lane, North Lincolnshire

  • Project Team: BSB Architecture, G S Kelsey Construction Ltd, Ongo Homes
  • Local Authority: North Lincolnshire Council
  • Region: Yorkshire

View the East Common press release


Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development 

Wildbridge, sussex

Wildbridge, Sussex

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

View the Wildbridge press release


Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

Eagle Brow, Cheshire

Eagle Brow, Cheshire

  • Project Team: Randle White Ltd, APL (NW) Ltd, Edge Property Rentals, CCM Partnership, STL Projects Ltd, Azimuth MEP Consulting Engineers
  • Local Authority: Warrington Borough Council
  • Region: North West

View the Eagle Brow press release


Winner: Best Non-residential New Build

Pixash Lane

Pixash Lane Recycling Centre, Somerset

  • Project Team: Farrans Construction, Designscape Architects, Sweco UK Ltd
  • Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council
  • Region: West of England

View the Pixash Lane press release


Winner: Best Public or Community Building

Hwb Arloesi

Hwb Arloesi, Coleg Llysfasi, Denbighshire

  • Project Team: Read Construction Holdings Ltd, TACP Architects, Coleg Cambria
  • Local Authority: Denbighshire County Council
  • Region: Wales

View the Hwb Arloesi press release


Winner: Local Authority Building Control Surveyor of the Year

Teresa Komorowski

Teresa Komorowski, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Region: West Midlands

View the Teresa Komorowski press release


Winner: Local Authority Building Control Newcomer of the Year

Tom Crouch

Tom Crouch, Hertfordshire Building Control

  • Region: Central

View the Tom Crouch press release


Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Hoare Ridge

Hoare, Ridge & Morris with East Suffolk Council

  • Region: East Anglia

View the Hoare, Ridge & Morris press release


Winner: Local Authority Building Control Team of the Year 

 

Dorset Council

Dorset Council 

  • Region: South West

View the Dorset Council press release


Highly Commended: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home

Spingate barn

Springate Barns, Essex

  • Project Team: Hawksburg Ltd, Cannon Architectural Design
  • Local Authority: Uttlesford District Council
  • Region: East Anglia

Highly Commended: Best Large Social Housing Development

Llys Awelon, Denbighshire

Llys Awelon Ruthin, Denbighshire

  • Project Team: Read Construction Holdings Ltd, Ainsley Gommon Architects, Grŵp Cynefin
  • Local Authority: Denbighshire County Council
  • Region: Wales

Highly Commended: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion 

NETHER~1

Nether Mill Barn, South Yorkshire

  • Project Team: Dawson Williamson Architects, NU Construction, Donaldson's Vets, Topping Engineers, Gate & Bar Ltd
  • Local Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Region: Yorkshire

Highly Commended: Best Public or Community Building

University of herts

University of Hertfordshire, Spectra Building, Hertfordshire

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

Highly Commended: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team 

St Edwards

St Edward Homes Ltd with Hart & Rushmoor Building Control Partnership

  • Region: South East

Did you work on an excellent project or with an outstanding person in 2025?

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