BD19 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Converting space in Cleckheaton or Gomersal

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 conversion around Cleckheaton or Gomersal, use Kirklees resources even though the postcode begins BD. Establish the existing use and structure before fitting a new layout inside a former workshop, commercial floor or altered house. The conversion brief should show how the whole building will operate afterwards.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Confirm use and access together
Gather the planning history and identify who will use each floor. Record shared stairs, yards and entrances so a proposed independent space is not designed around access controlled by somebody else.
[ ] Gather: Existing decisions, all-floor plans and access arrangements.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Investigate retained floors and walls
Identify the proposed loads and structural alterations before pricing new partitions or finishes. Ask which existing elements need inspection to support the new use and layout.
[ ] Gather: Structural records and a plan of proposed openings and equipment.
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.
Gomersal map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/Gomersal.pdf
Little Gomersal map: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/trees-listing-and-conservation/pdf/conservation-maps/LittleGomersal.pdf

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

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.