Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2023

ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2023

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About the Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2023

An Award for a building, scheme, landmark or other construction project of any size or type completed within the 18 months prior to 30th June 2023 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.

Freemen's Common Student Village Masterplan, University of Leicester

2023 Award Finalist

Creating the Freemen’s Common Student Village has transformed an under-used site into a vibrant new flagship neighbourhood for teaching, working and living in.

Hotel Brooklyn, Leicester

2023 Award Finalist

The new Hotel Brooklyn has transformed its gateway site from a car park into a destination for guests, visitors and Leicester Tigers supporters.

St Margaret’s Bus Station Regeneration, Leicester

2023 Award Winner

The new St Margaret’s Bus Station is designed to act as a catalyst for development in a part of the city centre which once felt cut off from other key development sites.

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 15th August 2023 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 - e.g. funding streams accessed, public versus private funding received, etc.

Other Award Categories in the ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2023