Purbeck Building Projects Awarded

The Building Control Team at Purbeck District Council are celebrating after award success at the LABC South West Region Built In Quality Awards, recently held in Torquay.

The Tank Museum in Bovington won the category for the “Best Major Commercial Development in the South West” and is the result of successful partnership working between the Council, the Tank Museum and main contractor Norwest Holt.  Part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and designed by Kennedy O’Callaghan Architects, the building extension was completed in autumn last year and will be open to the public from 4 April 2009.   The extension will provide a new display hall, entrance facilities, shop and café and will make an impressive new feature on the Purbeck landscape.  

The Axium Centre, Lytchett Minster, received Highly Commended in the “Best Small Commercial Building” category.  A privately-funded project, the buildings are sympathetic to the surrounding area, reflecting the previous agricultural use of the site.  The buildings will house freehold offices.  The Council worked in partnership with Banyard Developments, Banyard Construction and Trinity Architecture.   

Mark Sturgess, Head of Planning at Purbeck District Council: “I am delighted that these projects have received these awards.   These buildings are a reflection of the high quality development work taking place in Purbeck and the positive relationships the authority aims to maintain with the local building industry. Congratulations to everyone who took part.”

The winners will now be nominated to go forward to the national award finals to be held in October in London.

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Contact:  Paul Taylor, Senior Building Control Officer, Purbeck District Council: 01929 557272

Links: LABC South West