Cross GatesLS15
Convert or extend?
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The Cross Gates brief
For a Cross Gates, Colton or Whitkirk home, compare using an existing garage with adding floor area at the rear. Both can create another room, but they raise different questions about daylight, levels, storage and access. The useful comparison includes what the household loses as well as what it gains.
Preparation guidance, not a survey of your property. The location photograph shows the area; it is not evidence of work by ATR.
LS15 / 01
Check the garage as a room
Bring to the conversationGarage dimensions, floor levels and a storage plan.
Why this matters
Measure the existing height and floor level and record where daylight and ventilation could come from. Consider where the contents of the garage will go and whether access through it is still needed.
LS15 / 02
Check what an extension leaves behind
Bring to the conversationA site plan and the original planning decision if available.
Why this matters
Show the remaining garden, side passage and light to the existing rooms. For a newer property, include the original planning conditions in the documents reviewed before settling the design.
The address matters
Cross Gates.
The local detail.
Planning records, local maps and the checks relevant to your brief.
Find your councilLocal maps & character documents2 resources
Selected links from the council’s directory. Use the named area and boundary to check relevance to your property; these documents do not apply to the whole postcode.
Whitkirk: appraisal document (PDF 5MB) Scholes: appraisal document (PDF 1MB)Leeds City Council2 resources
Find earlier decisions and check the relevant conservation boundary for your address.
Planning history Conservation maps & appraisalsGOV.UK party wall guidance1 resource
Check the type and position of the proposed work before deciding whether notice or specialist advice is required.
Party walls and building workUse the full address and site boundary. A postcode does not establish permissions or site conditions. Resources reviewed 16/10/2026.
ATR Developments
Your next step
in Cross Gates.
Discuss your project Scope and availability confirmed after a conversation and site assessment.