Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2016

ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2016

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A photo of a project from a previous years' ProCon Awards

About the Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2016

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 30th June 2016 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.

Friars Mill

2016 Award Winner

The Friars Mill project saw Leicester City Council purchase, restore and reuse of one of the City’s most important listed buildings. Believed to be the oldest factory building in Leicester, Friars Mill was subject to a serious fire in 2012 which threatened the loss of this part of the City’s heritage.

The Venue@DMU

2016 Award Finalist

De Montfort University created a 3,000 square metre multi-use events and conference space by refurbishing the redundant John Sandford Sports Centre.

Welford House - Spearing Waite Head Office

2016 Award Finalist

A derelict 1920s former bank building empty for a decade has been brought back to life as the offices for the Leicester law firm Spearing Waite.

Award Criteria

The application will be judged by a panel of expert judges and a shortlist selected by the end of July. The shortlisted projects will then be visited by the panel of judges on Wednesday 16th August 2016 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.