These awards were created to celebrate design excellence in Kent and were first staged in 2003 and are usually held every two years. They were then renamed 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2012. Then have stayed as the 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2014.

2003

* Commercial and Industrial Building winner - Holiday Extras HQ Building, Newingreen,

Hythe Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landing-place, port or haven, either as an element in a toponym, such as Rotherhithe in London, or to: Places Australia * Hythe, Tasmania Canada *Hythe, Alberta, a village in Canada England * T ...

* Public Building winner - Riverhead Infant School, Sevenoaks * Urban Design and Town Centre Renewal winner - St. Mildreds Lavender Mews,

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

* Best Individual House - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) * Housebuilding for Quality winner - Ingress Park,

Greenhithe Greenhithe is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located east of Dartford and west of Gravesend. Area In the past, Greenhithe's waterfront on the estuary of the ri ...

* Overall winner - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) Highly Commended was Romney Warren Visitor Centre

2004

* Housebuilding for Quality winner - Vista (private residence),

Dungeness Dungeness () is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness spans Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, the hamlet ...

* Public Building/Education winner - St Augustine's RC School,

* Town and Village Renaissance - Horsebridge and Brownings Yard,

Whitstable Whitstable () is a town on the north coast of Kent adjoining the convergence of the Swale Estuary and the Greater Thames Estuary in southeastern England, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay. The 2011 Census reported a population of 32 ...

* Overall Winner - St Augustine's RC School, Hythe

2005/2006

* Public Building winner -

Trosley Country Park Trosley Country Park is in Trottiscliffe, near Vigo, in Kent, England. Once part of a large woodland estate then after many changes, it was passed to Kent County Council, who turned it into a large country park. History The country park was onc ...

amenity block * Commercial, Industrial and retail winner -

Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s (other examples including Vigo and New Ash Green). Development started in 1989 near West Mall ...

Village Centre * Housebuilding winner - Iden Farm Cottage,

Boughton Monchelsea Boughton Monchelsea is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The civil parish lies on a ragstone ridge situated between the North Downs and the Weald of Kent and has commonly been called Quarry Hills. The vi ...

, near

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the c ...

* Building Renovation winner - The Old Gymnasium, Deal Cavalry Barracks,

Deal A deal, or deals may refer to: Places United States * Deal, New Jersey, a borough * Deal, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Deal Lake, New Jersey Elsewhere * Deal Island (Tasmania), Australia * Deal, Kent, a town in England * Deal, ...

* Best New Neighbourhood winner - Affordable village housing in Ash Grove,

St Margaret's at Cliffe St. Margaret's at Cliffe is a three-part village situated just off the coast road between Deal and Dover in Kent, England. The centre of the village is about ¾ mile (1km) from the sea, with the residential area of Nelson Park further inland, and ...

, near Dover. * Overall Winner - The Goods Shed, Canterbury

2007/2008

Also nominated was

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lon ...

Kaleidoscope museum, library and gallery, although misleadingly named as a winner on an architects brochure. * Commercial, Industrial and retail winner - Broadside (HQ of MHS Homes), Chatham * Housebuilding winner - Sandling Park (a residential scheme), Maidstone * Building Renovation (joint winners) - Pilkington Building and

Drill Hall Library The Drill Hall Library in North Road, Chatham in Kent, England, was built as a military drill hall in 1902, for the Royal Navy as part of '' HMS Pembroke'' shore establishment and barracks. The barracks closed in 1984. The Grade II listed build ...

, within the

Universities at Medway The Universities at Medway is a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus in Chatham, Medway in South East England. Site The historic HMS Pembrok ...

* Public Building winner - Parrock Street public toilets,

Gravesend Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Ro ...

(Gravesham Community Project PFI) * Landscape category winner - Lower Leas Coastal Park,

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...

* Overall Winner - The Pines Calyx, St Margaret's at Cliffe

2010

30 projects were shortlisted in seven categories from more than 60 entries. The Medway Building at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

as part of the

, was nominated for Best Public Building. Also nominated was Crossway Low Energy House, near

. * Conservation & Craftsmanship Category winner - The

Darnley Mausoleum The Darnley Mausoleum, or Cobham Mausoleum as it is often now referred to, is a Grade I Listed building, now owned by the National Trust and situated in Cobham Woods, Kent ( OS grid ref: TQ694684). It was designed by James Wyatt for the 4th E ...

, Cobham * Town & Village Renaissance winner - Ashford

Shared Space Shared space is an urban design approach that minimises the segregation between modes of road user. This is done by removing features such as kerbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and traffic lights. Hans Monderman and others have s ...

* Residential overall winner - The Quays (towers with the former

Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, ...

Chatham Maritime Chatham ( ) is a town located within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. The town developed around Chatham ...

* Residential (major development) winner - The Quays,

* Residential (minor development) winner - El Ray, Dungeness * Commercial, Industrial & Retail winner - Deal Pier * Public Buildings (general) winner - Quarterhouse,

* Public Buildings (schools) winner - St. James the Great Primary & Nursery School,

East Malling East Malling is a village in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, in the part of the civil parish of East Malling and Larkfield lying south of the A20 road. In 2019 the ward had an estimated population of 5478. History The earliest rec ...

* Project of the Year - the Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart Award - The Darnley Mausoleum, Cobham

2012 (Renamed as 'Kent Design and Development Awards')

Jointly organised and sponsored by 'DHA Planning' (town planning and transport consultancy), Kent County Council and Ward Homes (public housing management). 94 nominees including

Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks School is a highly selective coeducational independent school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. It is the second oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432, only behind Oswestry (1407). Over 1,000 day pupils ...

Performing Arts Centre and

Cornwallis Academy Cornwallis Academy (formerly The Cornwallis School) is a mixed-sex secondary school and sixth form located in Linton (near Maidstone) in the English county of Kent. History The school converted to academy status on 3 September 2007 and was ...

. * Commercial, Industrial and Retail winner - Rocksalt Restaurant, Folkestone * Public Buildings Education winner -

Marlowe Theatre The Marlowe Theatre is a 1,200-seat theatre in Canterbury named after playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was born and attended school in the city. It was named a Stage Awards, 2022 UK Theatre of the Year. The Marlowe Trust, a not for profi ...

, Canterbury * Civils and Infrastructure winner -

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

Esplande, sea frontage * Environmental Performance winner -

Hadlow College Hadlow College is a further and higher education college in Hadlow, Kent, England, with a satellite site in Greenwich. The curriculum primarily covers land-based subjects including Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Wildlife Managem ...

* Minor Residential winner - Hill House,

Ulcombe Ulcombe is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book and is thought to derive from 'Owl-coomb': 'coomb' (pronounced 'coo-m') meaning 'a deep little wooded valley; a hollow in a hill side' (Cha ...

* Major Residential winner - Rosemary Gardens, Park Wood * Public Buildings, Community winner -

Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary is one of the UK’s leading contemporary art galleries. Celebrating Margate’s connection with the painter J.M.W. Turner (1775 – 1851), an artist who believed that art could be an agent of change, its year-round exhibition ...

* Public Buildings, Education winner -

Walderslade Walderslade is a large suburb in Kent to the south of Chatham split between the unitary authority of Medway and the boroughs of Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling in South East England. It was, until 1998, fully part of Kent and is still ceremo ...

Primary School * Project of the Year (Sponsored by DHA Planning) - Rocksalt Restaurant, Folkestone

2014 Kent Design and Development Awards

The shortlist was announced in September 2014; Categories Include: * Major Residential category - Horsted Park, Chatham * Minor Residential category - Pobble House, Romney Marsh * Commercial, Industrial and Retail category - Medway Crematorium * Civils and Infrastructure category - Sandwich Town Tidal Defences * Education Public Buildings category - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford * Community Public Buildings category -

Cyclopark Cyclopark is a purpose-built facility for cycling and other outdoor activities, located on the south side of Gravesend, north Kent in south-east England, adjacent to the A2 dual carriageway. History The site of Cyclopark is on the old re-routed ...

, Gravesend * Environmental Performance category - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford Overall winner ‘Project of the year’ - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford,

2016 Awards

Twenty-three developments were shortlisted for the eight categories; Winners: * Commercial, Industrial and Retail category - The Wing, Capel-le-Ferne * Conservation category - Command of the Oceans at

Chatham Historic Dockyard The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, South East England. Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres (1.6 km²) and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilit ...

, * Environmental Performance category - North Vat, a house near

, * Infrastructure and Renewables category - the cut and cover tunnel at Hermitage Quarry, Barming, by Gallagher Ltd, * Education Public Buildings category - The Yarrow in

Broadstairs Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St Peter's, and had a population in 2011 of ...

, * Community Public Buildings category - Fairfield (part of

East Kent College East Kent College is a further education college (although also provides higher education courses) located in Broadstairs, Kent on the southeast coast of the United Kingdom. The main campus is located on Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs. In Septembe ...

) in

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

* Minor Residential category - Nautical Mews in Margate, * Major Residential category - Farrow Court in Ashford and Wallis Fields in

, The Wing for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust at

Capel-le-Ferne __NOTOC__ Capel-le-Ferne is a village situated near Folkestone, Kent. Its name derives from the phrase "Chapel in the Ferns". It had a population in 2011 of 1,884. It is perched on top of the White Cliffs of Dover. Its foremost attraction is ...

was named Project of the Year.

References

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External links

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