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

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a 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. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...

* Best Individual House - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) * Housebuilding for Quality winner - Ingress Park, Greenhithe * Overall winner - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) Highly Commended was

Romney Warren Visitor Centre Romney may refer to: Romney (surname), including a list of people with the name *Romney family, a family prominent in U.S. politics ** George W. Romney (1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housi ...

2004

* Housebuilding for Quality winner - Vista (private residence), Dungeness * Public Building/Education winner - St Augustine's RC School, Hythe * 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 3 ...

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

2005/2006

* Public Building winner - Trosley Country Park amenity block * Commercial, Industrial and retail winner - Kings Hill Village Centre * Housebuilding winner - Iden Farm Cottage, Boughton Monchelsea, 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, a ...

* 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 parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter main line railway into London. Sevenoaks is from Charing Cross, the tradition ...

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 b ...

, 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 ''Pemb ...

* 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 south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it is th ...

(Gravesham Community Project PFI) * Landscape category winner -

Lower Leas Coastal Park Lower Leas Coastal Park is in Folkestone, in Kent, England. The park is split into three broad recreational zones, starting at The Leas Lift (on Lower Sandgate Road) and heading west. The formal zone comprises pine avenues and flower gardens, pl ...

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,

Cobham Cobham may refer to: Geography Towns or districts * Cobham, Kent, England * Cobham, Surrey, England * Cobham, South Australia, a former town in Australia * Cobham, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States * Cobham, Surry County, Virginia, U ...

* Town & Village Renaissance winner -

Ashford Ashford may refer to: Places Australia *Ashford, New South Wales *Ashford, South Australia *Electoral district of Ashford, South Australia Ireland *Ashford, County Wicklow *Ashford Castle, County Galway United Kingdom * Ashford, Kent, a town ** ...

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 su ...

* 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 centur ...

), Chatham Maritime * Residential (major development) winner - The Quays, Chatham Maritime * Residential (minor development) winner - El Ray, Dungeness * Commercial, Industrial & Retail winner -

Deal Pier Deal Pier is the last remaining fully intact leisure pier in Kent. It is the third pier to exist in Deal and was opened in November 1957 by the Duke of Edinburgh. Its structure was extensively refurbished and repaired in 1997, with work includ ...

* Public Buildings (general) winner - Quarterhouse,

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

Performing Arts Centre and Cornwallis Academy. * Commercial, Industrial and Retail winner - Rocksalt Restaurant, Folkestone * Public Buildings Education winner - Marlowe Theatre, 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 * Minor Residential winner - Hill House, Ulcombe * 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 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-route ...

, 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 facili ...

, * Environmental Performance category - North Vat, a house near Dungeness, * 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 September ...

) 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 ...

* Minor Residential category - Nautical Mews in Margate, * Major Residential category - Farrow Court in

and Wallis Fields in

, The Wing for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust at Capel-le-Ferne was named Project of the Year.

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