On the evening of Thursday, 22nd March 2007 the Civic Centre Council Chamber was filled with over 70 people who attended the Elmbridge 2007 Design and Conservation Awards ceremony.
This is the fifth series of awards, which have been organised by the Town Planning Division. They seek to recognise and reward completed developments, which make an important contribution to the visual quality of the Borough's built environment and heritage and which preserve and improve its character and appearance.
The event was introduced by Martin Parker, Head of Town Planning with a talk by Dr Nigel Barker from English Heritage. Councillor Mrs Shweta Kapadia, Chairman of the Planning Committee and the Elmbridge Design and Historic Environment Champion read out the awards while the Worshipful Mayor of Elmbridge presented the winning entries with plaques and certificates. There were two award categories for Design and Conservation and the winners are listed below.
You can view the posters from the exhibition by selecting the award winners.
|Mercedes Benz Heritage and Technology Centre, Brooklands, Weybridge
A modern steel and glass building which the judges felt had set a high standard for design and the relationship to the Green Belt and Conservation area.
Daimler Chrysler retail Ltd [Owner/Developer]
Terence O'Rourke [Planning Consultants]
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Ltd [Architects]

From left to right: Terence O'Rourke, Iris Jos-Wynne, Peter Eaton
|The Heart, Walton-on-Thames
A large scale town centre re-development where 22,000 square feet of retail space and 379 new apartments have been designed to successfully integrate into their town centre setting creating both attractive public and private spaces.
O & H Properties Ltd [Owner/Developer]
EPR Architects [Architects]
|Symphony, Onslow Road, Walton-on-Thames
A detached two storey custom designed house, a contemporary interpretation of a traditional German post and beam house. The house has been designed to reduce energy consumption by the use of passive solar gain and for this the project also receives a Special Commendation for Environmental Sustainability
Mr and Mrs Peter Huf [Owners]
Mr Peter Huf [Architects]
|Hatchford Park, Ockham Lane, Cobham
A faithful restoration and conversion of a Grade II listed Victorian Mansion into 13 apartments and it's Coach House into 3 apartments. The judges were impressed with the restoration done using historic photographs as reference.
Latchmere Properties Ltd [Owner/Developer]
Knight Norman Partnership [Architects]

Mark Eshelby with the Mayor of Elmbridge Cllr Victor Eldridge
|Sector A, Whiteley Village, Walton-on-Thames
A tactful and sensitive refurbishment and extension of Grade II listed cottages to bring them up to modern standards, the first of 9 such sectors to be upgraded
Whiteley Homes Trust [Owner/Developer].
Pelling Ltd [Architects]
Como [Main Contractor]

From left to right: Roy Hone, Michael Roycroft, Graham Burkle, the Mayor of Elmbridge Cllr Victor Eldridge, Ray Baxendale, John Pollard, Barry Levene
|10 Matham Rd, East Molesey
An extension of contemporary design and using modern materials but nevertheless fitting well into the context of the Victorian house it extends and making a positive contribution to the East Molesey Old Village Conservation Area,
Mr & Mrs Brendan Kelly [Owners]
Mr Mariusz Staniec and Mr Jarek Rycak [Builders]
|The Saltbox, Portsmouth Rd, Thames Ditton
A Grade II residential listed building which has been successfully extended further.
Mr & Mrs Jonathan Coggins [Owners]
Lewis Barker [Architect]