Published: Monday, 20th January 2025
A development of new homes by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council and its partner, Lovell, has already won a regional prize – could it now be named the best of its type in the country?
The development of 105 new homes at Nar Valley Park, on the outskirts of King’s Lynn, was named Best High-Volume New Housing Development in the East by the LABC Building Excellence Awards in August.
Now it’s up against 11 others to win best in England and Wales.
Cllr Alistair Beales, council leader, said:
“We are committed to delivering our own developments to a very high standard that sets out our expectation for all new homes in the borough.
“In winning the East of England award for our homes at Nar Valley we have demonstrated that we are delivering on our commitment – winning the national award would be the icing on the cake!
Simon Medler, regional managing director at Lovell, said:
“We were absolutely delighted to have been named the best in the East for the quality and innovation of the homes we built at Nar Valley Park in partnership with the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, and are now up against some incredible national competition for this next round. We were exceptionally proud of the homes we built at Nar Valley and it is fantastic to have been recognised for this by the LABC Building Excellence Awards.”
The LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Building Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding building projects in a range of categories.
The Nar Valley Park project was entered into the ‘High Volume’ category, which is for new developments of more than 30 homes.
It won the East of England prize for having demonstrated exceptional quality, innovation, and compliance with building regulations, and helping to address the local housing shortage.
It was recognised for including an innovative i-House approach, which enables homes to be delivered more quickly using off-site manufacturing for some elements, and use of working methods designed to reduce the impact of the building programme on existing nearby residents.
The development is part of the Major Housing Project, which is delivering around 1,000 much-needed new homes in the borough.
Winners of the national awards will be announced at a ceremony on 24 January.