BD17 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Making a Baildon hillside project practical to build

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 Baildon property on sloping ground, establish where materials can be unloaded and how they reach the proposed work. The straight-line distance from the road can be misleading when the route contains steps or retaining walls. Record the route before agreeing the scale of excavation or structural deliveries.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Measure the route as a series of stages
Include gradients, gate widths, stair flights and turning points. Ask which materials can use the route in their intended size and which operations need a different handling plan.
[ ] Gather: An access sketch with dimensions and photographs at each change in level.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Include boundaries that retain ground
Record the position and height of walls near the proposed excavation. Ask what survey and design input is needed before relying on them or altering the ground beside them.
[ ] Gather: A boundary and retaining-wall record with visible condition photographs.
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.
Baildon: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/baildon-conservation-area/
Baildon Green: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/baildon-green-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/

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.