Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2020-2021

ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2020-2021

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About the Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2020-2021

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO MEMBERSHIP VOTING FOR THIS CATEGORY

An Award for a building, scheme, landmark or other construction project of any size or type completed within the 30 months prior to 30th June 2021 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.

Great Central Square, Leicester

2020-2021 Award Winner

Great Central Square is a £58 million regeneration scheme at the heart of Leicester that has been a catalyst for £200 million of wider development in the city.

River Soar and Grand Union Canal Access & Environmental Improvement Programme

2020-2021 Award Finalist

The River Soar and Grand Union Canal Access and Environmental Improvement Programme has seen approximately 40 individual but interconnected projects improve access, enhance biodiversity and reduce flood risk throughout the city.

The Mill, Waterside Village, Loughborough

2020-2021 Award Finalist

A former hosiery mill facing dereliction, The Mill has been reclaimed and restored as 76 luxury apartments in a waterside setting.

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 Tuesday 24th August 2021 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
Innovation used in the project
Budgetary considerations - eg funding streams accessed, public versus private funding received, etc.