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. G. Brickworks Ltd
- 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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