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Publish Start Date: 22/02/2008

Awards celebrate building and design achievements in Bath and North East Somerset

 

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Excellent standards in design and building will be celebrated at an awards ceremony organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council.   The Bath & North East Somerset Council Building Control, Building & Design Quality awards 2007 will take place in the Banqueting Room of the Guildhall, Bath on Friday, 22 February 2008.  

The awards are designed to promote and reward builders and designers undertaking work within the Bath and North East Somerset area who excel in their achievements.   Once again the awards will be presented by Don Foster MP for Bath, Elaine Marson, Chairman of the Bath Stone Group, who sponsor the awards and Philip Mansfield, Building Control Manager for Bath & North East Somerset Council.  

Councillor Charles Gerrish (Conservative, Keynsham North), Cabinet Member for Planning, said “This is the eighth year Bath & North East Somerset Council has run the awards and the judges have once again been impressed with the quality of the entries.   “It is good that the Building Control section can use this scheme to promote high quality in building construction and design in our area.   “I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s awards for their high quality work.   “We would also like to thank the Bath Stone Group once again for sponsoring this year’s awards.”   T

he winners of the awards will receive an inscribed Bath Aqua glass bowl and framed certificate.     Winners are listed below:   

Bath & North East Somerset Council - Building Control Building & Design Quality Awards 2007 Building Quality Award Winners      

Building Type Project Builder
Public/Commercial New School Frome Road Centre, Odd Down, Bath Leadbitter Construction
New Housing 54 New Houses St Martin’s Hospital site, Midford Road, Bath Bellwinch Homes Limited
Domestic Extension   Conversion of Garage -  Northend, Batheaston, Bath John Frayling & Son
Works to a Listed Building Conversion of Mill buildings into Apartments – De Montalt Mill, Summer Lane, Combe Down Taylor Allison Limited

Highly Commended – Building Quality  

New Housing 6 Flats - Temple Street, Keynsham John Packer
New Housing Conversion of 2 Barns – Wells Road, Chew Magna John Perry
Domestic Extension Extension and alterations to Dwelling – Bloomfield Road, Bath White and Jones Building & Restoration
Works to a Listed Building Conversion of Stable - Rectory Lane, Compton Martin Michael Payne

Design Quality Award Winners  

Building Type Project Designer
Public/Commercial Extension to Abbey Radio Taxis South Parade, Bath City Centre John Mill Associates
New Housing Two Storey Dwelling – The Street, Ubley James & Rebecca Dyer
Domestic Extension   Extension and alterations to Dwelling – Bloomfield Road, Bath Bennett Dlugiewicz Date
Works to a Listed Building Conversion of Mill buildings into Apartments – De Montalt Mill, Summer Lane, Combe Down Ashley Design Associates
       

Highly Commended - Design Quality  

Public/Commercial New School - Frome Road Centre, Odd Down, Bath B3 Burgess Limited
Public/Commercial Performing Arts Building - Bath College, Bath Aaron Evans Architects
New Housing 54 New Houses - St Martin’s Hospital site, Midford Road, Bath Nash Partnership
Domestic Extension Two Storey Extension - Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath Watson Bertram & Fell

 

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Notes to Editors:

Photographs of the winning buildings are available by calling Philip Mansfield on Tel: 01225 477541.  

Photo opportunity:

The award ceremony will be held in the Banqueting Room at the Guildahall, Bath, starting at 12 pm on Friday, 22 February 2008. The award winners will be available for a group photograph at around 1 pm.  

 For comment, contact:

Councillor Charles Gerrish, Cabinet Member for Planning, on 07980 998806.   


For More Information Contact:

Philip Mansfield, Building Control Manager, on Tel: 01225 477541 or e-mail phil_mansfield@bathnes.gov.uk