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 City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

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

Greenhithe Greenhithe may refer to: *Greenhithe, Kent 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, Gree ...

* 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 ham ...

* 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, England, at the convergence of the The Swale, Swale and the Greater Thames Estuary, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay, Kent, Herne Bay. The town, formerly known as Whitstable-on-Se ...

* 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 Kings Hill is a civil parishes in England, 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, Kent, Vigo and New Ash Green). D ...

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 east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...

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

Deal In cryptography, DEAL (Data Encryption Algorithm with Larger blocks) is a symmetric block cipher derived from the Data Encryption Standard (DES). Its design was presented by Lars Knudsen at the SAC conference in 1997, and submitted as a proposa ...

* 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 (1 km) from the sea, with the residential area of Nelson Park further inla ...

, 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 Lo ...

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, within the Universities at Medway * 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, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Roche ...

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

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a coastal 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, shipping port, and fashionable coastal res ...

* 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 The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a Collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its roya ...

as part of the Universities at Medway, was nominated for Best Public Building. Also nominated was Crossway Low Energy House, near

. * Conservation & Craftsmanship Category winner - The Darnley Mausoleum, 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 curb (road), curbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and traffic lights. Hans Monderman and othe ...

* 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, Kent, Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham; at its most extens ...

Chatham Maritime Chatham ( ) is a town 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. In 2020 it had a population of 80,596. The ...

* 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 5,478. History The earliest ...

* 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 Public school (United Kingdom), public school. It is co-educational, a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding school, boarding and day school, located in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Established in 1432, it ...

Performing Arts Centre and Cornwallis Academy. * 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 The Stage Awards, Stage Awards, 2022 UK Theatre of the Year. The Marlowe Trust ...

, Canterbury * Civils and Infrastructure winner -

Dover Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast 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 southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...

Esplande, sea frontage * Environmental Performance winner -

Hadlow College Hadlow College is a further education, further and higher education college in Hadlow, Kent, England. The curriculum primarily covers land-based subjects including Agriculture, Horticulture, Habitat conservation, Conservation and Wildlife mana ...

* Minor Residential winner - Hill House,

Ulcombe Ulcombe is a village and civil parish 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 i ...

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

Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turne ...

* Public Buildings, Education winner -

Walderslade Walderslade is a large suburb in Kent in 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 ceremonially asso ...

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, Kent, Gravesend, north Kent in south-east England, adjacent to the A2 dual carriageway. History The site of Cyclopark is on t ...

, 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 Navy Dockyard, royal/naval dockyard at Chatham, Medway, Chatham in Kent, South East England. Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres (1.6 km2) and was o ...

, * 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 ...

, * Community Public Buildings category - Fairfield (part of

East Kent College EKC Broadstairs 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 Sept ...

) 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 on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". In 2011 the village had a population of 1,884. It is perched on ...

was named Project of the Year.

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External links

Kent Design and Development Awards 2012
Design awards British architecture awards Awards established in 2000 Kent