BD13 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Weathering and access for an exposed stone-property project

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 an older property around Queensbury, Thornton or Denholme, discuss how the building will be kept weather-tight during an extension or roof alteration. The relevant conditions are those at the site: elevation, shelter, delivery route and the parts of the house that must remain occupied.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Plan the open-building stage
Ask which operations expose the interior and what must be ready before they begin. Include temporary protection and a practical sequence for making roof and wall junctions weather-tight.
[ ] Gather: The proposed roof changes and rooms that must remain in use.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Check delivery and storage space
Record road approach, entrance width and any level change between unloading and the work area. Discuss whether material sizes or delivery frequency need to respond to the available route.
[ ] Gather: Approach photographs and dimensions of the narrowest access point.
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.
Queensbury: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/queensbury-conservation-area/
Thornton: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/thornton-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.