A sustainable development with incubation-style business units has scooped the prestigious Project of the Year over £3 million in the seventh annual Michelmores/Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards.

Okehampton Rural Business Centre was nominated by Archial Architects and South West RDA and heads the list of seven winners announced at a Gala Dinner at St. Mellion International Resort last night hosted by TV and Radio personality Judi Spiers.

Other winners included a housing project on the Isles of Scilly, a restaurant scheme in a converted church and a supermarket.

Michelmores' Director of Client Services, Andrew Maynard, said: "Once again we have been treated to a superb competition with entries of real quality and diversity.  We can now look forward to some detailed profiles of all the winners in the commercial property pages of the Western Morning News in the forthcoming weeks.

The full list of winners is:

Project of the Year over £3 million

Winner
Okehampton Rural Business Centre

Highly Commended
Capital Court, Exeter
Tamar Science Park, Plymouth (Phase 4)

Project of the Year under £3 million

Winner
Isles of Scilly, Affordable Housing

Highly Commended
Appledore Fish Dock, Nr Bideford
Delamore Park, Cornwood, nr Ivybridge, Devon

Building of the Year

Winner
Salt Quay House, Plymouth

Highly Commended
Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground
Sainsbury's, Dartmouth

Heritage Project of the Year

Winner
The Dartmouth Apprentice at St Barnabas Church, Dartmouth

Highly Commended
Abbey Warehouse, Penzance
Torre Abbey, Torquay

Eco Project of the Year

Winner
Sainsbury's, Dartmouth

Highly Commended
Okehampton Rural Business Centre
Trelander & St Clements Community Hall, Truro

Project Manager of the Year

Winner
Richard Thomas (Historic renovations and refurbishment, Penryn)

Highly Commended

Daffyd Hollyman (Salt Quay House)
David Perry (Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground)

Professional Firm of the Year

Winner
Faber Maunsell

Highly Commended
King Sturge
RTP Chartered Surveyors

The judges comprised: Former award-winning architect, Peter Lacey; John Laurence, Property Consultant, South West Water; Judith Mullarkey, Commercial Property Editor, Western Morning News; Bob Dow, Director of Dartington Associates; and Sir John Banham.

Read more about the Commercial Property Awards and this year's winners here.

( Last Updated: 17-03-2010 )

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