Shropshire’s best building schemes named
Shropshire’s best building schemes were named at a special awards ceremony this week (Wednesday 16 March 2011).
Over 100 people attended the first ever Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards, which was held at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.
Run by the building control teams of Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council, the awards aim to recognise the best building schemes completed across the two council areas in 2010, in both the residential and commercial sectors.
The winners were:
| Best New Housing (small development) | |
| Site Address | Plot 1, Land at Former Oakengates Nursery, Hartshill, Oakengates |
| Builder | O’Connell Construction |
| Agent | Central Design Consultants |
| Best New Housing (medium/large development) | |
| Site Address | Erection of 20 dwellings at Manor Farm, Childs Ercall, Shrewsbury |
| Builder | Hawk Developments |
| Agent | Daivid Owen Associates |
| Best Domestic Conversion | |
| Site Address | Conversion to dwelling at Links Barn, Ellerton Rd, Hinstock |
| Builder | M & G Builders |
| Agent | Rodney Bellamy Associates |
| Best Domestic Extension | |
| Site Address | First floor extension at 5 Fellows Close, Little Dawley |
| Builder | S P McNally |
| Agent | Foresite Architectural |
| Best Community Building | |
| Site Address | Ryton Village Hall, Ryton, Nr Shrewsbury |
| Builder | J R Slee Ltd |
| Agent | Richard Pidduck |
| Best Educational Building | |
| Site Address | Childrens Centre Base, Whitchurch Infant School, Whitchurch |
| Builder | West RT |
| Agent | Shropshire Council |
| Best Commercial Building | |
| Site Address | New Offices and Community Centre for Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, Land off Darby Road, Coalbrookdale |
| Builder | S P McNally |
| Agent | Arroll and Snell |
| Best Innovative/Sustainable Building | |
| Site Address | New Offices and Community Centre for Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, Land off Darby Road, Coalbrookdale |
| Builder | S P McNally |
| Agent | Arroll and Snell |
| Best Small Builder in Shropshire | |
| Builder | K M Pearce |
| Best Small Builder in Telford & Wrekin | |
| Builder | Mike Speed Builders |
| Best Partnership | |
| Shropshire Partner | Simon Angell |
| Overall Winner | |
| Site Address | New Offices and Community Centre for Severn Gorge CountrysideTrust, Land off Darby Road, Coalbrookdale |
| Builder | S P McNally |
| Agent | Arroll and Snell |
A lifetime achievement award was given to M J Pugh for his life long service to the building industry in Shropshire.
The winners of the Shropshire awards will now go forward to represent Shropshire in the West Midlands regional final of the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) building excellence awards in spring 2011.
The regional winners will then represent the West Midlands at the LABC national awards in London in late 2011, where they will be up against winners from 11 other UK regions.
Councillor Mal Price, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for planning and housing, said: “These awards recognise some of the many excellent building schemes that were completed across the county last year. I congratulate all of our winners and wish them well in the regional final.”
Councillor Adrian Lawrence, cabinet member for Environment and Rural, said: “This was a fantastic event that showcased the very high quality building projects that have been constructed in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin over the past year. I think we are right to be proud of the quality of the new builds that are being brought forward in the two council areas and I hope these awards become an annual event.”
Presenters of the awards included Ian Kilby head of development management at Shropshire Council, Michael Barker, head of housing and planning at Telford & Wrekin Council, and Councillor Adrian Lawrence, Cabinet member at Telford & Wrekin Council.
