The scheme will now progress as a finalist for the national Constructing Excellence Awards. Councillor Rose Grewal, leader of the council and executive member for planning, said: "I am thrilled by the recognition our Market Place project has received since its completion last year. Completed last year, the Market Place forms a central part of the council’s wider regeneration of Hatfield town centre. Designed to be welcoming, safe, and inclusive, the scheme includes an accessible play area, upgraded lighting, seating, and sustainable planting. The project has already won in the same category at the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Constructing Excellence Awards.