Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2014

ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2014

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About the Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2014

An Award given to the developer/owner/designer of a building, scheme, landmark or other construction of any size or type completed within the 18 months prior to 31st July 2014 that the judging panel, including experts in the field, consider to be the best contribution to or catalyst for the regeneration of its local area within Leicestershire or Rutland.

The project cannot have previously been submitted for a ProCon Award.

Code, Western Road - Phase 3

2014 Award Winner

The CODE development on Western Road in Leicester provides high quality student accommodation designed by rg+p and breathes new life into a run down area.

College Court

2014 Award Finalist

The transformation of this dilapidated set of buildings into a high specification modern conference centre complete with 123 bedrooms has regenerated a tired site and brought benefits for the University and the local economy.

Leicester Market Regeneration - Phase 1

2014 Award Finalist

The Food Hall at Leicester Market completed Phase 1 of the regeneration strategy for this historically important economic area of Leicester’s city centre.

Award Criteria

The application will be judged by a panel of expert judges and a shortlist selected by the end of August. The shortlisted applicants will then be visited by the panel of judges on Wednesday 10th September 2014 in order to select three finalists.

The winners of the Regeneration Project of the Year Award will be decided by the panel of expert judges.

The development will be judged on the following criteria:

Catalyst for the regeneration of the wider area – the extent to which the project has acted as a catalyst for the regeneration of the surrounding area or created opportunities for this to happen in the future
Economic regeneration benefits of the scheme – jobs created or saved, investment brought in, training provided, etc.
Social/community and environmental regeneration benefits – including facilities for local residents, support for community groups, sustainability features etc.
Response to constraints and other regeneration factors – e.g. how dealt with brownfield land, contaminated land, listed building status, etc.
Quality of design and building/conservation works
Development sensitivity – to the surrounding area.

Other Award Categories in the ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2014