A SELECTION of buildings and developments in North Yorkshire have been recognised by regional design awards.

The Farndale Holiday Cottages, which were created from redundant Grade II-listed farm buildings, won the Best Refurbishment or extension of a listed building category at the 2014 Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards for North and East Yorkshire.

Derelict stables at Barkers Yard, Borogate, Helmsley, were transformed into eight shops in the heart of the town, and won the category for Best Commercial Small Building/Scheme at the awards, while the Peat Rigg Outdoor Training Centre at Cropton near Pickering was named Best Educational Building.

The Pasture Lane housing in Hovingham, made up of four affordable houses, was named the Best Social or Affordable Housing Development at the North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership Awards 2014