Awards
AWARDS THAT WE HAVE WON THROUGH THE YEARS
LABC Awards 2020
We were delighted to be acknowledged as Finalists in the East Midlands Region LABC Building Excellence Awards 2020 in 5 categories as follows:
- Best Small New Housing Development – Meadow View, Coleorton
- Best Small New Housing Development – Cottage Row, Ashby de la Zouch
- Best Change of Use of an Existing Building – The Old Cottage Hospital, Ashby de la Zouch
- Best Change of Use of an Existing Building – Quorn Lodge Farm, Quorn
- Best Small Commercial Project – The Old Cottage Hospital, Ashby de la Zouch
All projects were Lychgate Homes Ltd developments and were made possible by our fantastic team including a number of external consultants
North west Leicestershire Design awards
On 21st September 2018, Mark and Simon attended the ‘Good Design for North West Leicestershire: Ten Years on’ awards event, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport.
We’re delighted to have received four awards. You can read more about the ceremony and our award-winning projects here.
East Midlands LABC Building Excellence Awards 2016
Built-in the early 1900s as Griffydam Senior School, this site had been used until recently as engineering works with a family home in one wing. Our conversion project to convert the site into a luxury family home was undertaken in association with Lychgate Homes and Lush Garden Design, among others.
In June 2016, at the East Midlands LABC Building Excellence Awards, the School House project was awarded “Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion”.
More details about this project can be found here.
Charnwood Design Awards
We are honoured to have two of our recent projects at Barrow Soar, Blake Close and Bridge Street, Commended at the 2015 Charnwood Design Awards. The awards, run by Charnwood Borough Council, recognise high-quality building design and the excellent work of owners, agents and contractors on a wide range of development and conservation projects in the borough.
Accredited Planning agents
As a company, we have successfully undergone an accreditation process to gain the status of Accredited Planning Agents at Charnwood Borough Council. As a reward for our proven track record of preparing high quality planning applications, this scheme fast tracks the registration and processing of planning applications we make to Charnwood. We work closely with Charnwood Borough Council and are very proud to be one of only 14 Accredited agents, of which we were sixth to gain accreditation.
For more information about the scheme:
LABC Building Excellence Awards 2014
We were delighted to win Best Domestic Extension or Conversion at the 2014 LABC Building Excellence Awards with a stunning project in Swannington. The awards are an opportunity to celebrate the very best design and construction in the region, recognising the high level of skill and professionalism the construction industry is capable of achieving. The East Midlands is a large area, with the awards covering four counties and over thirty Local Authorities and so to be a winner at this prestigious event is a huge honour.
The winning property, originally a detached 1970s two bedroom dormer bungalow, was purchased by Alison Thomas and Stephen Brooker in 2011, shortly after Alison was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. Because of Alison’s condition and the fact that time was not on the couple’s side, the project was fast tracked through the drawing and construction stages with the bungalow being completely transformed in just a few months by contractors J. A. Ball Ltd.
We were commissioned to drastically redesign the bungalow to create a stylish and contemporary home. The ground floor was remodelled into a spacious, open plan living area with a vaulted ceiling to the front, feature fireplace and bifold doors to the rear to exploit the fantastic panoramic views across the valley into the Leicestershire countryside. A full loft conversion provided additional bedroom accommodation with new front and rear dormers and rooflights added to extend the roof space and totally transform the upper storey. Externally, the property was re-roofed and the walls rendered, leaving only brick arches exposed.
This was Alison’s one last adventure and sadly she died after four months of enjoying her dream home.
As a winner in our region, we were then invited to attend the National awards in London in November 2014, where the project competed against other regional winners in the category of Best Domestic Extension or Conversion. Whilst we didn’t win at the National awards, it was a fantastic evening; David was pleased to meet George Clarke and it was a huge honour to be finalists.
