BD21 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Reworking a Keighley property with shop or workshop history

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 Keighley property that combines living space with a shop, workshop or former business area, establish which parts are included in the project and their existing use. A new internal connection or independent entrance can change the scope substantially compared with a straightforward room refurbishment.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Record the separation between uses
Show entrances, stairs, shared services and the boundaries between occupiers. Ask the designer to assess the proposed arrangement before drawing new openings between spaces with different uses.
[ ] Gather: All-floor plans and a description of existing and proposed occupants.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Survey what earlier fit-outs concealed
Identify areas where ceilings, linings or shop fittings hide the structure. Agree the investigations needed before a fixed scope relies on removing or loading those parts of the building.
[ ] Gather: Existing survey information and an agreed opening-up schedule.
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.
Keighley Town Centre: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/keighley-town-centre-conservation-area/
Hainworth: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/hainworth-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.