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APPLICATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, with the closing date for this year’s Awards set as Friday 1 April. The 2016 ceremony is being held on Wednesday 8 June at the Station Hotel, York, with this year’s guest presenter as TV’s Charlie Luxton.  Charlie is famous for TV shows such as Building the Dream and Homes by the Sea, as well as being the Di...

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Please find attached our January Newsletter, which we hope will be of interest.

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Over the festive period, North Yorkshire Building Control will be available as follows: Office Opening Times Monday 21st Dec 08:30 - 17:00 Tuesday 22nd Dec 08:30 - 17:00 Wednesday 23rd Dec 08:30 - 17:00 Christmas Eve 08:30 - 15:00 Christmas Day Closed Monday 28th Dec Closed Tuesday 29th Dec Closed Wednesday 30th Dec Closed New Ye...

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The Old Coach House, located in East Rounton, near Northallerton, was awarded the title of Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar. A panel of industry experts judged a list of the highest quality pro...

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From 1 October, there have been some changes to the Building Regulations. Attached is a link to a helpful leaflet produced by the LABC to highlight the key areas of change. LABC Building Regulation Key Updates 2015 The following presentation may also be of use: Youtube video

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Staff and Board Members at North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership (NYBCP) are celebrating after being successfully awarded the new framework to provide Building Control services to North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). Following a lengthy and thorough procurement process, NYBCP has been awarded this prestigious role which will be to overs...

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Two North Yorkshire County Council buildings have received awards in the 2015 North and East Yorkshire Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards. The new Bentham Community Primary School has been named the Best Educational Building and Selby Day Centre has received the Best Inclusive Building award.  The primary school,...

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Staff at the North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership have earned the prestigious EFQM two star ‘Committed to Excellence’ award. The procurement of this European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Award was the result of 9 months of hard work, followed by a thorough review and assessment process carried out by EFQM inspector...

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Top honours for conversion of 19th century former coach house on the Arncilffe Estate to form 4 self-contained dwellings. Having been untouched for a significant length of time, these coach house buildings were in dire need of attention.  As such, the Arncliffe Estate have come to the rescue and transformed these dilapidated shells to for...

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High quality extension to period property in Glaisdale scoops regional award. Hob Garth won the best extension or alteration to an existing home category at the 2015 North and East Yorkshire LABC Building Excellence Awards against stiff competition. The property was part of the Dawnay Estate until 1951 and was extensively rebuilt in the 1930’...

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