BD1 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Adapting a city-centre building without losing its character

Prepared by ATR Developments Limited. You can use this with your designer or builder.
These are preparation prompts, not a property survey or a permissions decision.

Project address: ______________________________
Proposed work: ________________________________
Intended use / occupation: ____________________

For a fit-out or conversion in Bradford city centre, particularly around Little Germany or Goitside, record the building itself before choosing a standard interior package. Existing columns, staircases and frontage details may shape the usable layout. The occupation of adjoining floors also needs to be understood.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Separate the shell from the fit-out
Mark retained structure and historic features before laying out partitions, ventilation or new services. Ask which surveys are needed so the specification does not depend on cutting through an unassessed part of the building.
[ ] Gather: Measured plans, photographs of retained features and existing survey reports.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Agree how the premises can be serviced
Check loading arrangements, lift access and shared entrances with the owner. Price the delivery route and protection of occupied areas alongside the construction work.
[ ] Gather: A building management contact and agreed delivery or access constraints.
Notes: ________________________________________

ADDRESS CHECKS
[ ] Confirm the authority using the full address: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
[ ] Establish applicable permissions with the relevant authority and advisers.

PRIMARY RESOURCES

Local maps & character documents
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.
Little Germany: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/little-germany-conservation-area/
Goitside: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/goitside-conservation-area/

Bradford Council
Use the property record and the mapped conservation area, rather than assuming the whole postcode has one designation.
Planning history: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/view-planning-applications/
Conservation maps & assessments: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/list-of-conservation-areas/

Historic England
Search for an individual listed building. This is a different check from whether it stands in a conservation area.
Search the National Heritage List: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

Resource review: 2026-10-16
No project cost, permission or availability is confirmed by this checklist.