BD12 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Planning a rear extension in Wyke, Low Moor or Oakenshaw

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: ____________________

Our documented BD12 rear extension gives this page a real construction sequence to examine, from excavation to the roof and garden walls. Use it to understand the stages, not as a specification for another plot. Your access, drains, levels and existing house still need their own survey.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Compare the access with the photographed build
Trace how excavation equipment, spoil and materials could reach your rear garden. Identify where your route differs from the project photographs so assumptions about machinery or handling are checked before pricing.
[ ] Gather: A measured access route, including gates and changes in level.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Define the garden reinstatement
Include walls, steps, drainage and disturbed surfaces in the brief as well as the new room. The end of the structural build is not necessarily the end of the work needed to make the garden usable.
[ ] Gather: A plan showing finished garden levels and surfaces to reinstate.
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.
Lower Wyke: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/lower-wyke-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/

Kirklees Council
Search the site and use the relevant local map or appraisal when considering changes to the building.
Planning history: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/planning-applications/search-for-planning-applications/default.aspx
Conservation maps & appraisals: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/conservation-area-maps.aspx

GOV.UK party wall guidance
Check the type and position of the proposed work before deciding whether notice or specialist advice is required.
Party walls and building work: https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works

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